Decomposition of matrices into three involutions
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Decomposition of matrices into three involutions
zbMATH Open document ID: 0659.15009
DOI: 10.1016/0024-3795(88)90047-X
author: Kangman Liu
published in: Linear Algebra and its Applications
publication date: 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The author shows that every complex \(n\times n\) matrix A with determinant \(\pm 1\) and \(\dim \ker (A-\alpha)\leq [n/2]\) for any \(\alpha\in {\mathbb{C}}\) is the product of three involutions. Furthermore, a necessary condition for the decomposability of a complex \(n\times n\) matrix A into the product of three involutions is given: Let \(m=\dim \ker (A-\beta)\) and \(r=\dim \ker (A-\beta^{-3})\) for \(\beta\in {\mathbb{C}}\). Then \(m\leq (2n+r)/3\) and \(m\leq [3n/4]\) for any \(\beta\in {\mathbb{C}}\), \(\beta\neq 0\), and \(\beta^ 4\neq 1\). Using these results the author is able to characterize complex \(5\times 5\) matrices which are products of three involutions.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 15A23
zbMATH DE Number: 4077439
zbMATH Keywords: complex matrix
zbMATH Keywords: involution
zbMATH Keywords: products of three involutions
reviewed by: Huberta Lausch
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
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