Conjugacy and factorization results on matrix groups (original) (raw)

On types and classes of commuting matrices over finite fields

Journal of the London Mathematical Society, 2011

This paper addresses various questions about pairs of similarity classes of matrices which contain commuting elements. In the case of matrices over finite fields, we show that the problem of determining such pairs reduces to a question about nilpotent classes; this reduction makes use of class types in the sense of Steinberg and Green. We investigate the set of scalars that arise as determinants of elements of the centralizer algebra of a matrix, providing a complete description of this set in terms of the class type of the matrix. Several results are established concerning the commuting of nilpotent classes. Classes which are represented in the centralizer of every nilpotent matrix are classified-this result holds over any field. Nilpotent classes are parametrized by partitions; we find pairs of partitions whose corresponding nilpotent classes commute over some finite fields, but not over others. We conclude by classifying all pairs of classes, parametrized by two-part partitions, that commute. Our results on nilpotent classes complement work of Košir and Oblak.

Some Algebraic Aspects of combined matrices

arXiv (Cornell University), 2022

In this work, we study some algebraic aspects of combined matrices C(A), where the entries of A belongs to a number field K and A is a non singular matrix. In other words, A is a n × n belonging to the General Linear Group over K denoted by GL n (K). Also we analyze the case in which the matrix A belongs to algebraic subgroups of GL n (K) such as unimodular group, that is A 2 is a n × n belonging to the Special Linear Group denoted by SL n (K), Triangular groups, Diagonal groups among others. In particular, we analyze entirely the case n = 2 giving explicitely the diagonalization of C(A), that includes characteristic polynomials, eigenvalues and eigenfactors.

On certain subgroups of GL(R)

Journal of Algebra, 1970

Let R be a ring with a 1. \Ve denote by GL,(R) the general linear group of matrices, with linearly ordered index set Q, over the ring R; that is, the group of inv-ertible R x Sr matrices with only finitely many entries different from those of the identity matrix 1'. Denote by ye,\, the matrix whose only nonzero entry is the element r + 0 in the (A, El)-th position, and by t,,,(r) the elementary matrix I L yeAiL. By an ideal of a ring, we shall always mean a two-sided ideal. If .4 is any ideal of R we denote by E,(A) the subgroup of GL,)(R) generated h\-the c!ementary matrices

On types of matrices and centralizers of matrices and permutations

Journal of Group Theory, 2000

It is known that that the centralizer of a matrix over a finite field depends, up to conjugacy, only on the type of the matrix, in the sense defined by J. A. Green. In this paper an analogue of the type invariant is defined that in general captures more information; using this invariant the result on centralizers is extended to arbitrary fields. The converse is also proved: thus two matrices have conjugate centralizers if and only if they have the same generalized type. The paper ends with the analogous results for symmetric and alternating groups.

On general linear groups

Aso, 2020

The aim of this research is to describe the finite general linear group GL(n , p ) and its subgroups. We study the structure ofGL (n , p ) and some of its important subgroups.

On the properties of Cartesian powers of coset groups and polyadic groups of matrices

Applied Sciences

Let A be a groupoid (a set with a single binary operation). Let k≥2 and σ be a permutation of the set {1,⋯,k}. The following binary operation is considered on the set A K : x∘ σy=(x 1 ,⋯,x k )∘ σ(y 1 ,⋯,y k )=(x 1 σ(y 1 ),⋯,x k σ(y k )) so as an l-ary operation for l≥2: [x 1 ,x 2 ,⋯,x l ] l,σ,k =x 1 ∘ σ(x 2 ∘ σ(⋯(x l-2 ∘ σ(x l-1 ∘ σx l ))⋯))· Let A be a group and let σ satisfy the condition σ l =σ. Then (A k ,[] l,σ,k ) is an l-ary group. Let in addition B be a normal subgroup of A such that the factor group A/B is cyclic and has order a divisor of l-1. In this case for any element H of the factor group A/B, the Cartesian power H k is closed relatively to the l-ary operation [] l,σ,k . The authors study the properties of this l-ary operation on Cartesian powers of conjugate group classes of the group A associated to B.

Reduction theorems for groups of matrices

Linear Algebra and its Applications, 2004

We show that if k is an algebraically closed field and G a not necessarily connected reductive linear algebraic group over k, then G(k) is solvable, nilpotent or abelian if and only if every finite subgroup of G(k) is solvable, nilpotent or abelian respectively. We also obtain the analogous result for compact subgroups of GL n (C).

Group rings, matrix rings, and polynomial identities

Transactions of The American Mathematical Society, 1972

This paper studies the question, if R is a ring satisfying a polynomial identity, what polynomial identities are satisfied by group rings and matrix rings over R? Theorem 2.6. If R is an algebra over a field with at least q elements, and R satisfies x^ = 0, and G is a group with an abelian subgroup of index k, then the group ring R(G) satisfies x = 0, where t = qk +2. Theorem 3.2. If R is a ring satisfying a standard identity, and G is a finite group, then A?(G) satisfies a standard identity. Theorem 3.4. If R is an algebra over a field, and R satisfies a standard identity, then the k-by-k matrix ring R, satisfies a standard identity. Each theorem specifies the degree of the polynomial identity.

A note on commutators in the group of infinite triangular matrices over a ring

Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 2015

We investigate the commutators of elements of the group UT(∞, R) of infinite unitriangular matrices over an associative ring R with 1 and a commutative group R * of invertible elements. We prove that every unitriangular matrix of a specified form is a commutator of two other unitriangular matrices. As a direct consequence we give a complete characterization of the lower central series of the group UT(∞, R) including the width of its terms with respect to basic commutators and Engel words. With an additional restriction on the ring R, we show that the derived subgroup of T(∞, R) coincides with the group UT(∞, R). The obtained results generalize the results obtained for triangular groups over a field.