• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.27 no.5_6
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• pp.1493-1499
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• 2009

Let $A_1$ and $A_2$ be nonzero complex idempotent and tripotent matrix, respectively. Denote a linear combination of the two matrices by A = $c_1A_1$ + $c_2A_2$, where $c_1,\;c_2$ are nonzero complex scalars. In this paper, under an assumption of $A_1A_2$ = $A_2A_1$, we characterize all situations in which the linear combination is tripotent. A statistical interpretation of this tripotent problem is also pointed out. Moreover, In [2], Baksalary characterized all situations in which the above linear combination is idem-potent by using the property of decomposition of a tripotent matrix, i.e. if $A_2$ is tripotent, then $A_2$ = $B_1-B_2$, where $B^2_i=B_i$, i = 1, 2 and $B_1B_2=B_2B_1=0$. While in this paper, by utilizing a method different from the one used by Baksalary in [2], we prove the theorem 1 in [2] again.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.913-920
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• 2018

Let R be a 2-primal strongly 2-nil-clean ring. We prove that every square matrix over R is the sum of a tripotent and a nilpotent matrices. The similar result for rings of bounded index is proved. We thereby provide a large class of rings over which every matrix is the sum of a tripotent and a nilpotent matrices.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.29 no.1_2
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• pp.485-495
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• 2011

Let $A_1$ and $A_2$ be $n{\times}n$ nonzero complex matrices, denote a linear combination of the two matrices by $A=c_1A_1+c_2A_2$, where $c_1$, $c_2$ are nonzero complex numbers. In this paper, we research the problem of the linear combinations in the general case. We give a sufficient and necessary condition for A is an involutive matrix and s+1-potent matrix, respectively, where $A_1$ is a tripotent matrix, with $A_1A_2=A_2A_1$. Then, using the results, we also give the sufficient and necessary conditions for the involutory of the linear combination A, where $A_1$ is a tripotent matrix, anti-idempotent matrix, and involutive matrix, respectively, and $A_2$ is a tripotent matrix, idempotent matrix, and involutive matrix, respectively, with $A_1A_2=A_2A_1$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.55 no.4
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• pp.1179-1187
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• 2018

We study the class of rings R with the property that for $x{\in}R$ at least one of the elements x and 1 + x are tripotent. We prove that a commutative ring has this property if and only if it is a subring of a direct product $R_0{\times}R_1{\times}R_2$ such that $R_0/J(R_0){\cong}{\mathbb{z}}_2$, for every $x{\in}J(R_0)$ we have $x^2=2x$, $R_1$ is a Boolean ring, and $R_3$ is a subring of a direct product of copies of ${\mathbb{z}}_3$.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.197-224
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• 2019

Let A be a $JB^*$-triple with Banach dual space $A^*$ and bi-dual the $JBW^*$-triple $A^{**}$. Elements x of $A^*$ of norm one may be regarded as normalised 'Q-measures' defined on the complete ortho-lattice ${\tilde{\mathcal{U}}}(A^{**})$ of tripotents in $A^{**}$. A Q-measure x possesses a support e(x) in ${\tilde{\mathcal{U}}}(A^{**})$ and a compact support $e_c(x)$ in the complete atomic lattice ${\tilde{\mathcal{U}}}_c(A)$ of elements of ${\tilde{\mathcal{U}}}(A^{**})$ compact relative to A. Necessary and sufficient conditions for an element v of ${\tilde{\mathcal{U}}}_c(A)$ to be a compact support tripotent $e_c(x)$ are given, one of which is related to the Q-covering numbers of v by families of elements of ${\tilde{\mathcal{U}}}_c(A)$.

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.15-21
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• 1995

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.58 no.1
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• pp.47-58
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• 2021

In this article, we completely determine the rings for which every element is a sum of a nilpotent and three tripotents that commute with one another. We discuss this property for some extensions of rings, including group rings.

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.27-36
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• 1997

A matrix whose entries consist of the symbols +, -, 0 is called a sign-pattern matrix. We characterize the $n \times n$ irreducible sign-pattern matrices that are sign tripotent.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.349-364
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• 2024

We give necessary and sufficient conditions for tripotency of the linear combination of the form aQ + bA, under some certain conditions imposed on Q and A, where Q is a nonzero quadratic matrix, A is a nonzero arbitrary matrix and a, b are nonzero complex numbers. Moreover, some examples illustrating the main results are given.