Identity matrix
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A square matrix $I$ with entries $1$ on the main diagonal and $0$ otherwise: $$ I_{ij} = \delta_{ij} $$ where $\delta$ is the Kronecker symbol.
It is the identity element in the matrix ring.
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Identity matrix. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Identity_matrix&oldid=36228
Identity matrix. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Identity_matrix&oldid=36228