Involutions for upper triangular matrix algebras

In this paper we describe completely the involutions of the first kind of the algebra UT_n(F) of n×n upper triangular matrices. Every such involution can be extended uniquely to an involution on the full matrix algebra. We describe the equivalence classes of involutions on the upper triangular matrices. There are two distinct classes for UT_n(F) when n is even and a single class in the odd case.Furthermore we consider the algebra UT₂(F) of the 2×2 upper triangular matrices over an infinite field F of characteristic different from 2. For every involution *, we describe the *-polynomial identities for this algebra. We exhibit bases of the corresponding ideals of identities with involution, and compute the Hilbert (or Poincaré) series and the codimension sequences of the respective relatively free algebras.Then we consider the *-polynomial identities for the algebra UT₃(F) over a field of characteristic zero. We describe a finite generating set of the ideal of *-identities for this algebra. These generators are quite a few, and their degrees are relatively large. It seems to us that the problem of describing the *-identities for the algebra UT_n(F) of the n×n upper triangular matrices may be much more complicated than in the case of ordinary polynomial identities.     

Adjacency preserving bijective maps on triangular matrices over any division ring

Let 𝕋 _n (D) be the set of n × n upper triangular matrices over a division ring D. We characterize the adjacency preserving bijective maps in both directions on 𝕋 _n (D) (n ≥ 3). As applications, we describe the ring semi-automorphisms and the Jordan automorphisms on upper triangular matrices over a simple Artinian ring.     

Maps preserving square-zero matrices on the algebra consisting of all upper triangular matrices

Let F be a field, T _n (F) (respectively, N _n (F)) the matrix algebra consisting of all n × n upper triangular matrices (respectively, strictly upper triangular matrices) over F. A ∈ T _n (F) is said to be square zero if A ² = 0. In this article, we firstly characterize non-singular linear maps on N _n (F) preserving square-zero matrices in both directions, then by using it we determine non-singular linear maps on T _n (F) preserving square-zero matrices in both directions.     

Involutions in triangular groups

We describe involutions, i.e. elements of order 2, in the groups T _n (K) – of upper triangular matrices of dimension n (n?∈??), and T _∞(K) – of upper triangular infinite matrices, where K is a field of characteristic different from 2. Using the obtained result, we give a formula for the number of all involutions in T _n (K) in the case when K is a finite field.     

A problem on conjugacy of matrices

Let F be an infinite field and n?12. Then the number of conjugacy classes of the upper triangular nilpotent matrices in M_n(F) under action by the subgroup of GL_n(F) consisting of all the upper triangular matrices is infinite.     

Linear spaces and preservers of symmetric matrices of bounded rank-two

Let 𝔽 be a field of characteristic two. Let S _n (𝔽) denote the vector space of all n?×?n symmetric matrices over 𝔽. We characterize i. subspaces of S _n (𝔽) all whose elements have rank at most two where n???3,

ii. linear maps from S _m (𝔽) to S _n (𝔽) that sends matrices of rank at most two into matrices of rank at most two where m, n???3 and |𝔽|?≠?2.

     

Identities of the Semigroup of Upper Triangular Tropical Matrices

A new family of identities satisfied by the semigroups U _n (𝕋) of n × n upper triangular tropical matrices is constructed and an elementary proof is given.     

Undecidability in matrices over Laurent polynomials

We show that it is undecidable for finite sets S of upper triangular (4×4)-matrices over Z[x,x⁻¹] whether or not all elements in the semigroup generated by S have a nonzero constant term in some of the Laurent polynomials of the first row. This result follows from a representations of the integer weighted finite automata by matrices over Laurent polynomials.     

On the fine spectra of triangular Toeplitz operators

The fine spectra of triangular double-band and triple-band matrices were examined by several authors. Here we determine the fine spectra of Toeplitz operators, which are represented by upper and lower triangular n-band infinite matrices, over the sequence spaces c₀ and c. Also some spectral results over ?_∞ are given.     

All-derivable points in the algebra of all upper triangular matrices

Let TM_n be the algebra of all n×n upper triangular matrices. We say that an element G∈TM_n is an all-derivable point of TM_n if every derivable linear mapping φ at G (i.e. φ(ST)=φ(S)T+Sφ(T) for any S,T∈TM_n with ST=G) is a derivation. In this paper we show that G∈TM_n is an all derivable point of TM_n if and only if G≠0.     

Group gradings on upper triangular matrices

Let UT_n be the algebra of n × n upper triangular matrices over a field F. We describe all G-gradings on UT _n by an arbitrary group G. Received: 13 September 2006     

Jordan isomorphisms of upper triangular matrix rings

Let R be a 2-torsionfree ring with identity 1 and let T_n(R), n ? 2, be the ring of all upper triangular n × n matrices over R. We describe additive Jordan isomorphisms of T_n(R) onto an arbitrary ring and generalize several results on this line.     

Prehomogeneous spaces for Borel subgroups of general linear groups

Let k be an algebraically closed field. Let B be the Borel subgroup of GL_n(k) consisting of nonsingular upper triangular matrices. Let b = Lie B be the Lie algebra of upper triangular n × n matrices and u the Lie subalgebra of b consisting of strictly upper triangular matrices. We classify all Lie ideals n of b, satisfying u' ⫅ n ⫅ u, such that B acts (by conjugation) on n with a dense orbit. Further, in case B does not act with a dense orbit, we give the minimal codimension of a B-orbit in n. This can be viewed as a first step towards the difficult open problem of classifying of all ideals n ⫅ u such that B acts on n with a dense orbit. The proofs of our main results require a translation into the representation theory of a certain quasi-hereditary algebra A_t,1. In this setting we find the minimal dimension of Ext¹A_t,1(M,M) for a δ-good A_t,1-module of certain fixed δ-dimension vectors.     

Inherited LU-factorizations of matrices

Various types of LU-factorizations for nonsingular matrices, where L is a lower triangular matrix and U is an upper triangular matrix, are defined and characterized. These types of LU-factorizations are extended to the general m × n case. The more general conditions are considered in the light of the structures of [C.R. Johnson, D.D. Olesky, P. Van den Driessche, Inherited matrix entries: LU factorizations, SIAM J. Matrix Anal. Appl. 10 (1989) 99-104]. Applications to graphs and adjacency matrices are investigated. Conditions for the product of a lower and an upper triangular matrix to be the zero matrix are also obtained.     

On commuting varieties of upper triangular matrices

It is known that the variety of the pairs of n×n commuting upper triangular matrices is not a complete intersection for infinitely many values of n; we show that there exists m such that this happens if and only if n>m. We also show that m<18 and that m could be found by determining the dimension of the variety of the pairs of commuting strictly upper triangular matrices. Then, we define an embedding of any commuting variety into a grassmannian of subspaces of codimension 2.     

Similarity preserving linear maps on upper triangular matrix algebras

In this note we consider similarity preserving linear maps on the algebra of all n × n complex upper triangular matrices T_n. We give characterizations of similarity invariant subspaces in T_n and similarity preserving linear injections on T_n. Furthermore, we considered linear injections on T_n preserving similarity in M_n as well.     

Real elements in T n (K)

We study the real elements in triangular matrix groups. We describe some classes of elements that are real in T _n (K) – the groups of upper triangular matrices over a commutative field K. From the obtained results there follow some applications for finding real elements in general linear groups – GL _n (K).     

Orbits of Nilpotent Matrices

The action under conjugation of invertible lower triangular n×n matrices (over an infinite field) on lower triangular nilpotent matrices, N_n, divides N_n into orbits. We show that for n?6 the number of orbits is infinite.     

Fine spectra of upper triangular double-band matrices

The fine spectra of lower triangular double-band matrices have been examined by several authors (e.g. [13] and [22]). Here we determine the fine spectra of upper triangular double-band matrices over the sequence spaces c₀ and c. Upper triangular double-band matrices are infinite matrices which include the left-shift, averaging and difference operators.