Decomposition of a square matrix into a product of a nilpotent matrix and an involutive or idempotent matrix

In this note, we give a complete characterization of square matrices of size $n$ over a commutative field which can be expressed as a product of a nilpotent matrix and an involutive matrix and matrices which can be expressed as a product of a nilpotent matrix and an idempotent matrix, in terms of invariant factors.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-08-18
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21992658
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Matrix Theory and Algorithms
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Decomposition of a square matrix into a product of a nilpotent matrix and an involutive or idempotent matrix

Flavien Mabilat
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Matrix Theory and Algorithms
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Decomposition of a square matrix into a product of a nilpotent matrix and an involutive or idempotent matrix

Flavien Mabilat
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Abstract

In this note, we give a complete characterization of square matrices of size $n$ over a commutative field which can be expressed as a product of a nilpotent matrix and an involutive matrix and matrices which can be expressed as a product of a nilpotent matrix and an idempotent matrix, in terms of invariant factors.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Matrix Theory and Algorithms
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