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单词 NilpotentMatrix
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nilpotent matrix


The square matrixMathworldPlanetmath A is said to be nilpotent if An=AAAn times=𝟎 for some positive integer n (here 𝟎denotes the matrix where every entry is 0).

Theorem (Characterization of nilpotent matrices).

A matrix is nilpotent iff its eigenvaluesMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath are all 0.

Proof.

Let A be a nilpotent matrixMathworldPlanetmath. Assume An=𝟎. Let λ be an eigenvalue of A.Then A𝐱=λ𝐱 for some nonzero vector 𝐱.By induction λn𝐱=An𝐱=0, so λ=0.

Conversely, suppose that all eigenvalues of A are zero. Then the chararacteristicpolynomial of A: det(λI-A)=λn. It now follows from theCayley-Hamilton theoremMathworldPlanetmath that An=𝟎.∎

Since the determinantMathworldPlanetmath is the product of the eigenvalues it follows that a nilpotent matrix has determinant 0. Similarly, since the trace of a square matrix is the sum of the eigenvalues, it follows that it has trace 0.

One class of nilpotent matrices are the http://planetmath.org/node/4381strictly triangular matricesMathworldPlanetmath (lower or upper), this follows from the fact that the eigenvalues of a triangular matrix are the diagonal elements, and thus are all zero in the case of strictly triangular matrices.

Note for 2×2 matrices A the theorem implies that A is nilpotent iff A=𝟎 or A2=𝟎.

Also it is worth noticing that any matrix that is similar to a nilpotent matrix is nilpotent.

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