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Attempts to define a matrix exponential over (as much as possible) general fields

Given a $n \times n$ matrix $A$ over the complex numbers, the exponential of $A$ is defined as $$\exp(A) := \sum_{k = 1}^\infty \frac1{k!} A^k , \qquad \tag{$\star$}\label{468645_star}$$ where ...
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$M = AA^t$ where $A$ has unit norm columns

Let $M \in \mathbb{R}^{k\times k}$ positive definite with $\operatorname{tr} M = m$, where $m$ is an integer such that $m \geq k$. I have found a way (using this answer) to decompose $M = AA^t$ with $...
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A non-singularity property for sets of real matrices

Let $M_N(\mathbb{R})$ be the ring of $N\times N$ real matrices. We say that a couple $(\mathcal{U},\mathcal{V})$, with $\mathcal{U},\mathcal{V}\subseteq M_N(\mathbb{R})$ is admissible if, for every $A\...
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Fermat's Last Theorem for integer matrices

Some years ago I was asked by a friend if Fermat's Last Theorem was true for matrices. It is pretty easy to convince oneself that it is not the case, and in fact the following statement occurs ...
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Singularity of symmetric block matrix with singular diagonal blocks

One can show that the following statement holds: Given symmetric matrix $A \in \Re^{n \times n}$ and tall matrix $B \in \Re^{n \times p}$ with full column rank, $$\begin{bmatrix}A & B \\ B^T &...
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Automorphisms of infinite matrix algebra

This is a similar question to one that I posted in MSE a few days ago. I recently came across this paper from Alahmedi, Alsulami, Jain and Zelmanov, which quoted the following result for $M_\infty(K)$...
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Coefficient-wise powers of matrices. Reference wanted

Let $K$ be a commutative field and ${\rm M}_n (K)$ be the ring of $n\times n$ square matrices with coefficients in $K$ ($n\geqslant 1$ is an integer). For $k\geqslant 1$ and $A =(a_{ij})_{1\leqslant i,...
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Defining Multiplication in Polynomials over Rings of Matrices

More explicitly, if $M_{2 \times 2}(\mathbb{R})[x]$ denotes the ring of polynomials over the ring of 2x2 matrices with real coefficients (with indeterminate x a 2 by 2 matrix with real coefficients), ...
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Generating of the matrix ring by two hermitian matices

Let $p$ be a prime and $q=p^n$. Let $\mathbb F_{q^2}$ be a field with $q^2$ elements and $\sigma$ its authomorhism of order two. A $m$ by $m$ matrix $A$ over $\mathbb F_{q^2}$ is hermitian if $A^\...