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'''Whitehead's lemma''' states that a [[matrix (mathematics)|matrix]] of the form <math>
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\begin{bmatrix}
u & 0 \\
0 & u^{-1} \end{bmatrix}</math> is equivalent to [[identity matrix|identity]] by elementary transformations:

:<math>
\begin{bmatrix}
u & 0 \\
0 & u^{-1} \end{bmatrix} = e_{21}(u^{-1}) e_{12}(1-u) e_{21}(-1) e_{12}(1-u^{-1}). </math>

Here, <math>e_{ij}(s)</math> indicates a matrix whose diagonal block is <math>1</math> and <math>ij^{th}</math> entry is <math>s</math>.

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Revision as of 03:42, 16 December 2006

Whitehead's lemma states that a matrix of the form is equivalent to identity by elementary transformations:

Here, indicates a matrix whose diagonal block is and entry is .