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The [[zero matrix]] and the [[identity matrix]] are diagonal: they are the [[additive identity|additive]] and [[multiplicative identity]] respectively of the ring. | The [[zero matrix]] and the [[identity matrix]] are diagonal: they are the [[additive identity|additive]] and [[multiplicative identity]] respectively of the ring. | ||
A matrix over a field may be transformed into a diagonal matrix by a combination of [[row operation|row]] and [[column operation]]s | The [[determinant]] of a diagonal matrix is the product of the diagonal elements. | ||
A matrix over a field may be transformed into a diagonal matrix by a combination of [[row operation|row]] and [[column operation]]s: this is the [[LDU decomposition]]. | |||
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In matrix algebra, a diagonal matrix is a square matrix for which only the entries on the main diagonal can be non-zero, and all the other, off-diagonal, entries are equal to zero.
The sum and product of diagonal matrices are again diagonal, and the diagonal matrices form a subring of the ring of square matrices: indeed for n×n matrices over a ring R this ring is isomorphic to the product ring Rn.
The zero matrix and the identity matrix are diagonal: they are the additive and multiplicative identity respectively of the ring.
The determinant of a diagonal matrix is the product of the diagonal elements.
A matrix over a field may be transformed into a diagonal matrix by a combination of row and column operations: this is the LDU decomposition.