Basis-free solution to general linear quaternionic equation

DOI10.1080/03081087.2018.1508404MaRDI QIDQ5217483zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Changpeng Shao, Lei Huang, Hongbo Li

Publication date 24 February 2020

Published in Linear and Multilinear Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1707.00685

zbMATH Keywords

basis-free solutionClifford algebralinear quaternionic equationSylvester equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quaternion and other division algebras: arithmetic, zeta functions (11R52) Matrix equations and identities (15A24) Clifford algebras, spinors (15A66) Matrices over special rings (quaternions, finite fields, etc.) (15B33) Computational aspects of associative rings (general theory) (16Z05)

Abstract: A linear quaternionic equation in one quaternionic variable q is of the form $a_{1}q{b}_1+a_{2}q{b}_2+\mathrm{...}+a_{m}q{b}_m=c$, where the $a_i,b_j,c$ are given quaternionic coefficients. If introducing basis elements $$ of pure quaternions, then the quaternionic equation becomes four linear equations in four unknowns over the reals, and solving such equations is trivial. On the other hand, finding a quaternionic rational function expression of the solution that involves only the input quaternionic coefficients and their conjugates, called a basis-free solution, is non-trivial. In 1884, Sylvester initiated the study of basis-free solution to linear quaternionic equation. He considered the three-termed equation $aq+qb=c$, and found its solution $q=(a^2+boverlineb+a(b+overlineb){)}^{-1}(ac+coverlineb)$ by successive left and right multiplications. In 2013, Schwartz extended the technique to the four-termed equation, and obtained the basis-free solution in explicit form. This paper solves the general problem for arbitrary number of terms in the non-degenerate case.

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