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Kronecker :: rationalNormalForm

rationalNormalForm -- rational normal form of a matrix

Synopsis

Description

This function produces a matrix B in rational normal form, and invertible matrices P and Q such that P*Q = I and B = P*A*Q.
i1 : R = ZZ/101[x]

o1 = R

o1 : PolynomialRing
i2 : M = R^4

      4
o2 = R

o2 : R-module, free
i3 : A = random(M,M)

o3 = | -9  1  1   -43 |
     | 19  23 50  -33 |
     | 3   1  17  33  |
     | -50 16 -47 43  |

             4       4
o3 : Matrix R  <--- R
i4 : factor det(x*id_M - A)

       2            2
o4 = (x  + 3x + 6)(x  + 24x + 32)

o4 : Expression of class Product
i5 : (B,P,Q) = rationalNormalForm A

o5 = (| -3 1 0   0 |, | 32 -31 27 -45 |, | -39 -10 -48 -24 |)
      | -6 0 0   0 |  | 35 48  26 -17 |  | 1   -29 -37 38  |
      | 0  0 -24 1 |  | 8  -33 32 -25 |  | -42 1   -17 1   |
      | 0  0 -32 0 |  | 31 8   37 25  |  | -11 0   44  0   |

o5 : Sequence
i6 : B - P*A*Q == 0

o6 = true
i7 : P*Q - id_M == 0

o7 = true

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