Do elementary row operations give a similar matrix transformation? So we

Yahir Haas

Yahir Haas

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2022-01-29

Do elementary row operations give a similar matrix transformation?
So we define two matrices A, B to be similar if there exists an invertible square matrix P such that AP=PB.

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kumewekwah0

kumewekwah0

Beginner2022-01-30Added 14 answers

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No. For instance, the trace is not preserved by row permutations.
(1243)(4312) 
Through a permutation of the rows, you can go from the first matrix to the second matrix, but the first matrix's trace is four and the second matrix's trace is six.
If AP=PB then 
trB=tr(P1AP)=tr(PP1AP)=trA

izumrledk

izumrledk

Beginner2022-01-31Added 15 answers

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Not sure if this adds anything to Matt Samuels

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