Matrices whose group inverses are \(M\)-matrices (Q2229471)

Let \(A\in \mathbb{R}^{n\times n}\) be a nonnegative invertible matrix. Then \(A\) is called an inverse \(M\)-matrix if \(A^{-1}\) is an \(M\)-matrix. The authors first review some known results about \(M\)-matrices whose group inverses are \(M\)-matrices. Then they obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for a matrix \(B\) for which \(B-I\) is an inverse \(M\)-matrix. A similar statement for group inverses is shown to be false. They show that the group inverse of an irreducible matrix is irreducible. They also present two characterizations such that the group inverse of a matrix is an \(M\)-matrix possessing the so-called property \(c\). Given a matrix \(A\) such that its group inverse is an \(M\)-matrix, they present a framework in which a rank one perturbation also inherits this property. In addition, they generalize a result of \textit{Y. Chen} et al. [Linear Algebra Appl. 233, 81--97 (1996; Zbl 0841.15005)]. Finally, they find \(2 \times 2\) matrices and symmetric tridiagonal \(3 \times 3\) matrices such that their group inverses are \(M\)-matrices.