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Function

IsNilpotent ( elt-alg^mat x ) -> elt-alg^boo, elt-ord^rat

Optional Arguments

Resultselt-ord^rat1 <= Results <= 2

Description

Return `TRUE' iff matrix `x' is nilpotent, i.e. if there exists an integer `q' with `x^q = 0', return `FALSE' otherwise.
If `x' is nilpotent `IsNilpotent' also returns the index of nilpotence of x, i.e. the smallest `q' such that x^q = 0.

Examples

x_M := MatrixAlgebra(Q,3); IsNilpotent(One(x_M));
x_M := MatrixAlgebra(Q,3); x_n := Element(x_M,[0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]); IsNilpotent(x_n);
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