Adjugation of two-by-two matrices #
The adjugate of a two-by-two matrix is linear over any commutative ring, including in characteristic two. It is the unique function reversing products for which every matrix plus its image is scalar; linearity is not needed for this characterization. These facts identify Clifford reversal with adjugation in the two-by-two matrix model of Spin(3).
For complex matrices, composing adjugation with conjugate transpose gives a real-algebra endomorphism. This packages the multiplicative map used by real low-rank matrix models.
The adjugate as a linear map on 2 × 2 matrices over a commutative ring.
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Applying adjugateFinTwoLinearMap computes the ordinary matrix adjugate.
Applying starAdjugateFinTwoAlgHom computes the conjugate transpose of the adjugate.
An anti-multiplicative function for which every matrix plus its image is scalar is adjugation. No additivity or homogeneity assumption is needed.