When does a linear map belong to at least one orthogonal or symplectic group?

DOI10.1016/J.LAA.2011.08.035MaRDI QIDQ665958zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Clément de Seguins Pazzis

Publication date 7 March 2012

Published in Linear Algebra and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.4458

zbMATH Keywords

linear maporthogonal groupquadratic formsymplectic groupvector space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Canonical forms, reductions, classification (15A21) Quadratic and bilinear forms, inner products (15A63) Orthogonal matrices (15B10)

Abstract: Given an endomorphism u of a finite-dimensional vector space over an arbitrary field K, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a regular quadratic form (resp. a symplectic form) for which u is orthogonal (resp. symplectic). A solution to this problem being already known in the case char(K)<>2, our main contribution lies in the case char(K)=2. When char(K)=2, we also give necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a regular symmetric bilinear form for which u is orthogonal. In the case K is finite with characteristic 2, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of an hyperbolic quadratic form (resp. a regular non-hyperbolic quadratic form, resp. a regular non-alternate symmetric bilinear form) for which u is orthogonal.

Review text

Given an endomorphism \(u\) of a finite-dimensional vector space over an arbitrary field \(K\), the author gives necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a regular quadratic form (respectively, a symplectic form) for which \(u\) is orthogonal (respectively, symplectic). Since a solution to this problem is already known in the case char\((\mathbb K)\neq 2\), the contribution lies in the case char\((\mathbb K)=2\). When char\((\mathbb K)=2\), he also gives necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a regular symmetric bilinear form for which \(u\) is orthogonal. When \(K\) is finite with characteristic 2, necessary and sufficient conditions are given for the existence of an hyperbolic quadratic form (respectively, a regular non-hyperbolic quadratic form, respectively, a regular nonalternate symmetric bilinear form) for which \(u\) is orthogonal.

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