Prove det[[A,B],[B,A]]=det(A−B)det(A+B), even when A and B are not commutative.

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2022-10-23

Prove det [ A B B A ] = det ( A B ) det ( A + B ), even when A and B are not commutative.

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Claire Love

Claire Love

Beginner2022-10-24Added 14 answers

( A B B A ) row1 -= row2 ( A B B A B A ) col2 += col1 ( A B O B A + B )
tikaj1x

tikaj1x

Beginner2022-10-25Added 4 answers

Let's say A,B are n × n matrices with entries from a field with characteristic 2
Let I be the n × n identity matrix and J = [ I I I I ] . Since det J = 2 n 0, J is invertible.
Notice
J [ A B B A ] = [ A + B A + B B A A B ] = [ A + B 0 0 A B ] J
We have
(*1) det [ A B B A ] = det [ A + B 0 0 A B ] = det ( A + B ) det ( A B )

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