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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 = | -33 -33 38  8   |
     | -37 1   -9  -29 |
     | -39 -30 -29 9   |
     | 21  -10 44  -16 |

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

                       2
o4 = (x + 14)(x + 19)(x  + 44x - 3)

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

o5 = (| 1 0 0   0 |, | -22 -26 5   -42 |, | 30  -46 31  -19 |)
      | 0 1 0   0 |  | 43  -40 46  34  |  | 15  7   46  -42 |
      | 0 0 -44 1 |  | 9   15  -7  25  |  | -46 43  -48 1   |
      | 0 0 3   0 |  | 39  35  -10 -29 |  | 36  -16 -36 0   |

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

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

o7 = false

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