In mathematics, the following
matrix
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was given by
Indian mathematician Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta ( – ) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. He is the author of two early works on mathematics and astronomy: the '' Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta'' (BSS, "correctly established doctrine of Brahma", dated 628), a theoretical tr ...
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It satisfies
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Powers of the matrix are defined by
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The
and
are called
Brahmagupta polynomial Brahmagupta polynomials are a class of polynomials associated with the Brahmagupa matrix which in turn is associated with the Brahmagupta's identity. The concept and terminology were introduced by E. R. Suryanarayan, University of Rhode Island, Ki ...
s. The Brahmagupta matrices can be extended to
negative integer
An integer is the number zero (), a positive natural number (, , , etc.) or a negative integer with a minus sign ( −1, −2, −3, etc.). The negative numbers are the additive inverses of the corresponding positive numbers. In the language ...
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See also
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Brahmagupta's identity
In algebra, Brahmagupta's identity says that, for given n, the product of two numbers of the form a^2+nb^2 is itself a number of that form. In other words, the set of such numbers is closed under multiplication. Specifically:
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Brahmagupta's function
References
External links
* Eric Weisstein.
Brahmagupta Matrix',
MathWorld
''MathWorld'' is an online mathematics reference work, created and largely written by Eric W. Weisstein. It is sponsored by and licensed to Wolfram Research, Inc. and was partially funded by the National Science Foundation's National Science ...
, 1999.
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Brahmagupta
Matrices
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