Thursday, 24 January 2019

linear algebra - Inverse of an Integer Matrix

I found a problem on the
Open Problem Garden which asks about the conditions on a rectangular, full-rank, integer matrix such that its right inverse (given by: $A^T (AA^T)^{-1}$ ) is also an integer matrix. The rectangular matrix is constructed in the following way :



Let D be a square diagonal matrix (size $m \times m$) with integer elements $\geq$ 2 along the main diagonal (in order to ensure full rank and thus existence of a right inverse)



Let X be an integer matrix (size $m \times n$) with $n\geq m$.



Now, concatenate the matrices to make a new rectangular matrix M = [D X], giving it dimension $m \times (m+n)$. I am interested in the right inverse of this matrix M.




I have written code to test some matrices, and I have yet to find even one integral element, let alone an entire matrix. I've done some algebraic analysis on a general 2x4 matrix, and intuitively it looks as though some elements will never be a non-zero integer, but it is difficult to prove. If anyone has any advice on how to proceed or any insight, that would be great.



Edits: Clarified the characterization of the matrices in question. Renamed matrices for consistency.

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