Re: When do matrices B and C commute?



On Nov 19, 5:55 pm, amy666 <tommy1...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
alain wrote :



I think about a needed parenthood between both the
matrices.
Ex1: if B = A^ n , C = A^ p , n, p integer
numbers
B*C = C*B = A ^ (n+p)

Ex2: more generally B = p1(A) ,C = p2(A) p1 and
p2 polynomials
then B*C = C*B = p3(A) ; p3(u) = p2(u)*p1(u) =
p1(u)*p2(u) ,
I've built a case B =
{[18,27,36],[48,66,84],[28,40,52]}
C = {[5,10,15], [20,25,30]
= {[5,10,15], [20,25,30] ,[10,15,20]}

There is probably an extension to some kinds of
function f1,f2
B = f1(A) , C = f2(A)

Your comments will be welcomed,

Alain

i believe matrix A and B commute if

- assuming they have abs different from 1 or 0 -

What is "abs"?

- assuming both are square matrices -

There is no possible way two non-square matrices
can commute, for in that case the two products
have different sizes...

if A^C = B for some square matrix C

where C satisfies C D = D C for any square matrix D.

The only matrices C which commute with all other matrices
are the scalar matrices, that is, the scalar multiples
of the identity. In that case, and assuming that
by A^C you mean the conjugation of A by C, one
trivially has A^C = A.

- assuming all matrices are of the same size of course -

If they are not, the question does not make sense.

-- m
.



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