Column space equalities for orthogonal projectors (Q1026328)

\textit{Y. Tian} and \textit{G. P. H. Styan} [Linear Algebra Appl. 335, 101--117 (2001; Zbl 0988.15002)] established several rank equalities involving two idempotent \(n\)-by-\(n\) complex matrices. In the paper under review, some of those results are reinvestigated for selfadjoint idempotent \(n\)-by-\(n\) complex matrices, that is for orthogonal projections, and ranks are replaced with ranges of the projections. For instance, let \(P,~Q\) be orthogonal projections and \({\mathcal R}(P)\), \({\mathcal R}(Q)\) their ranges. Several equivalent conditions for \({\mathcal R}(P)\cap {\mathcal R}(Q)=\{0\}\) are given. There are many other results of this type in the paper.