Idempotency of linear combinations of three idempotent matrices, two of which are disjoint (Q1881058)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2105733
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Idempotency of linear combinations of three idempotent matrices, two of which are disjoint
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2105733

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    Idempotency of linear combinations of three idempotent matrices, two of which are disjoint (English)
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    4 October 2004
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    Let \(A_1\), \(A_2\) and \(A_3\) be nonzero idempotent \(n\times n\) complex matrices such that \(A_2A_3=A_3A_2=0\). The author gives a characterization for the idempotency of the matrix \(c_1A_1+c_2A_2+c_3A_3\), where \(c_1,c_2\) and \(c_3\) are nonzero complex numbers.
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    projector
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    commutativity of projectors
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    linear combination of chi-square distributed quadratic forms
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    idempotency
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