Generalized principal pivot transform and its inheritance properties (Q2172730)

The paper focuses on some properties of the generalized principal transform of block matrices. Let \[M = \left( \begin{array}{cc} A & B \\ C & D \end{array} \right)\] be a complex square partitioned matrix. The generalized principal pivot transform of \(M\) with respect to \(A\) and with respect to \(D\) are defined as \[ \operatorname{gppt}(M,A) = \left( \begin{array}{cc} A^+ & -A^+B \\ CA^+ & D-CA^+B \end{array} \right), \] and \[ \operatorname{gppt}(M,D) = \left( \begin{array}{cc} A-BD^+C & BD^+ \\ -D^+C & D^+ \end{array} \right), \] respectively. Here, the superscript \(+\) denotes the Moore-Penrose inverse. The paper studies some specific equalities concerning \(\operatorname{gppt}(M,A)\) and \(\operatorname{gppt}(M,D)\). For example, the authors characterize when \(\operatorname{gppt}(M,A)^+ = \operatorname{gppt}(M,D)\) and \(\operatorname{gppt}(\operatorname{gppt}(M,A),A^+) = M\). Also, some inheritance properties for generalized principal pivot transform are studied.