{"title":"Products of Hermitian matrices over division rings","authors":"Peeraphat Gatephan , Kijti Rodtes","doi":"10.1016/j.laa.2025.02.016","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, we investigate the Dieudonné determinant of Hermitian matrices over division rings with involution. We prove that every matrix over division rings whose center contains at least <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn></math></span> elements can be expressed as a product of three diagonalizable matrices. Moreover, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for matrices to be factored into a product of a finite number of Hermitian matrices over division rings and one diagonalizable matrix for which its Dieudonné determinant is the commutator class containing one. As a consequence, Radjavi's factorization over complex numbers and over the real quaternion division ring can be obtained immediately.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18043,"journal":{"name":"Linear Algebra and its Applications","volume":"710 ","pages":"Pages 531-545"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Linear Algebra and its Applications","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024379525000722","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATHEMATICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this paper, we investigate the Dieudonné determinant of Hermitian matrices over division rings with involution. We prove that every matrix over division rings whose center contains at least elements can be expressed as a product of three diagonalizable matrices. Moreover, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for matrices to be factored into a product of a finite number of Hermitian matrices over division rings and one diagonalizable matrix for which its Dieudonné determinant is the commutator class containing one. As a consequence, Radjavi's factorization over complex numbers and over the real quaternion division ring can be obtained immediately.
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Linear Algebra and its Applications publishes articles that contribute new information or new insights to matrix theory and finite dimensional linear algebra in their algebraic, arithmetic, combinatorial, geometric, or numerical aspects. It also publishes articles that give significant applications of matrix theory or linear algebra to other branches of mathematics and to other sciences. Articles that provide new information or perspectives on the historical development of matrix theory and linear algebra are also welcome. Expository articles which can serve as an introduction to a subject for workers in related areas and which bring one to the frontiers of research are encouraged. Reviews of books are published occasionally as are conference reports that provide an historical record of major meetings on matrix theory and linear algebra.