The quasi-Weierstrass form for regular matrix pencils (Q414686)

The authors study the regular linear matrix pencils, \(A- E \partial \in K^{n \times n}[\partial]\), where \(K = Q\) or \(C\), and the associated differential algebraic equation (DAE) \(E\dot{x} = Ax\). The Wong sequences of subspaces are investigated and invoked to decompose the \(K^n\) into \(V^*\oplus W^*\), where any bases of the linear spaces \(V^*\) and \(W^*\) transform the matrix pencil into the quasi-Weierstrass form. This form of the matrix pencil decouples the original DAE into the underlying ordinary differential equation and the pure DAE. It is also shown how the eigenvector chains constitute a basis for the solution space of \(E\dot{x}\).