The Drazin inverse of the sum of two matrices and its applications (Q609230)

The Drazin inverse of a square matrix \(A\), denoted by \(A^D\) is the unique matrix \(X\) that satisfies \(A^{k+1}X = A^k\), \(XAX = X\), \(AX=XA\), where \(k\) is the index of \(A\). \textit{M.~P. Drazin} [Am. Math. Mon. 65, 506--514 (1958; Zbl 0083.02901)] proved that \((P+Q)^D = P^D + Q^D\), whenever \(PQ=QP=0\). Several generalizations of this result have been provided over the years. The authors present two other extensions, one of these under the condition \(PQP=PQ^2=0\). The expressions of the Drazin inverse are too complicated to be included here. Using these results, the authors also derive results for the Drazin inverses of certain block matrices.