Abstract
A method for generating all rational generalized matrices on indefinite real inner product spaces isomorphic to Rp,q is presented. The proposed method is based on the proof of a weak version of the Cartan-Dieudonné theorem, handled using Clifford algebras. It is shown that all rational B-orthogonal matrices in an indefinite inner product space (X,B) are products of simple matrices with rational entries.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 101-113 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Linear Algebra and Its Applications |
Volume | 496 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2016 |
Keywords
- Cartan-Dieudonné
- Clifford algebras
- Householder transformations
- Orthogonal matrices