35.2 Ring Functions for Matrix Rings

As already mentioned in the introduction of this chapter matrix rings are after all rings. All ring functions such as Units and IsIntegralRing are thus applicable to matrix rings. This section describes how these functions are implemented for matrix rings. Functions not mentioned here inherit the default group methods described in the respective sections.

IsUnit( R, m )

A matrix is a unit in a matrix ring if its rank is maximal (see RankMat).

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