Wednesday, May 22, 2019

linear algebra - Determinant of complex matrix with almost constant lines



Let 0cC. Take the matrix
AC=(nccccnccccncccn)Cn×n.



I want to show that AC invertible. It seems like one can compute the determinant explicitly but I messed with it a bit.



How can I prove detAC0?



EDIT: We assume cn.



Answer



This is a circulant matrix and as such has normalized eigenvectors
vj=1n(1,ωj,ω2j,,ωn1j)
where
ωj=exp(2πijn)
The eigenvalues are
λj=n+cωj+cω2j++cωn1j
Taking the product of the eigen values gives the determinant. Now since the ωj are roots of unity we have
n1k=1ωkj=1
which gives

λj=nc. Since we have assumed that nc no eigenvalue is equal to zero. Hence the determinant is non-zero.


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