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An Estimate for the order of Rational Matrices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Randee Putz*
Affiliation:
Temple University
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In this note we prove what we believe to be a new result concerning matrices, namely, that if an n × n matrix with rational entries has a finite order then this order is bounded. We also give an estimate for this bound and an application.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1967

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