Summary: Schur­Like Forms for Matrix Lie Groups, Lie
Algebras and Jordan Algebras
Gregory Ammar
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115 USA
Christian Mehl
Fakult¨at f¨ur Mathematik
Technische Universit¨at Chemnitz
D­09107 Chemnitz, Germany
Volker Mehrmann \Lambda
Fakult¨at f¨ur Mathematik
Technische Universit¨at Chemnitz
D­09107 Chemnitz, Germany
6.4.98
Dedicated to Ludwig Elsner on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday
Abstract
We describe canonical forms for elements of a classical Lie group of
matrices under similarity transformations in the group. Matrices in the
associated Lie algebra and Jordan algebra of matrices inherit related forms

Source: Ammar, Greg - Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University

Collections: Mathematics