Multiplicative maps on matrices that preserve the spectrum

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Abstract

Let Mn denote the set of all n × n matrices over the complex numbers ( n ≥ 2). Let An Mn be either the set of all invertible matrices, the set of all unitary matrices, or a multiplicative semigroup containing the singular matrices. Theorem: If φ : An Mn is a spectrum-preserving multiplicative map, then there exists a matrix R in Mn such that φ ( S ) = R −1 SR for all S in An .

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)339-351
Number of pages13
JournalLinear Algebra and its Applications
Volume212-213
StatePublished - Nov 15 1994

Keywords

  • mathematics
  • matrices
  • singular matrices

Disciplines

  • Applied Mathematics

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