On linear combinations of two idempotent matrices over an arbitrary field

DOI10.1016/J.LAA.2010.03.023zbMATH Open1206.15014arXiv0907.4436OpenAlexW2040489816MaRDI QIDQ977481FDOQ977481

Authors: Clément de Seguins Pazzis 

Publication date: 22 June 2010

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

Abstract: Given an arbitrary field K and non-zero scalars a and b, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for a matrix A in M_n(K) to be a linear combination of two idempotents with coefficients a and b. This extends results previously obtained by Hartwig and Putcha in two ways: the field K considered here is arbitrary (possibly of characteristic 2), and the case a is different from b and -b is taken into account.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0907.4436

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zbMATH Keywords

decompositionidempotentsmatricesJordan canonical formelementary factorsJordan reduction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Factorization of matrices (15A23) Matrix equations and identities (15A24)

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