nLab elementary matrix

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Idea

Am elementary matrix is a square matrix which is obtained from the identity matrix by performing one row operation, that is either

  1. interchanging two rows (in which case it is a permutation matrix),

  2. rescaling the row by multiplying it with a nonzero element,

  3. or adding a multiple of one row to some other row.

References

See also:

category: algebra

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