(1) Department of Mathematics, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama 350-02, Japan
Abstract:
We define a linear map called a semiinvolution as a generalization of an involution, and show that any nilpotent linear endomorphism
is a product of an involution and a semiinvolution. We also give a new proof for Djocović’s theorem on a product of two involutions.