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Revision as of 21:10, 20 March 2015
Issue
This definition excludes the row-switching elementary matrix[1]:
Proof
The matrix above (marked T) has more than one off-diagonal element added to it.
In addition, at least one diagonal element has been modified.
Therefore, by the definition on the Elementary matrix page, T is not an elementary matrix.
Alternative definition (example)
Wikipedia defines elementary matrix in the following manner:
In mathematics, an elementary matrix is a matrix which differs from the identity matrix by one single elementary row operation.[2]
Although this definition requires elementary row operations to be defined, the matrix that matches the Row-switch operation is "elementary", by this definition.
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Comments
--Ben Paradise (talk) 14:24, 20 March 2015 (CET)
- Thank you. Probably you are right. But, being not an algebraist, I am not sure: maybe different (non-equivalent) definitions are in use? Boris Tsirelson (talk) 19:13, 20 March 2015 (CET)
- Thanks for the reply! I also noticed that the same issue exists for Row-multiplying transformations.
- Theorems regarding the connection between elementary row operations and elementary matrices are based on this definition.
- Pending review by an Algebraist. --Ben Paradise (talk) 19:49, 20 March 2015 (CET)
How to Cite This Entry:
Elementary matrix. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Elementary_matrix&oldid=36340
Elementary matrix. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Elementary_matrix&oldid=36340