Additive properties and absorption laws for generalized inverses

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Main Authors: Zhou, Yukun, Chen, Jianlong, Thome, Nestor
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author Zhou, Yukun
Chen, Jianlong
Thome, Nestor
author_facet Zhou, Yukun
Chen, Jianlong
Thome, Nestor
contents Let $a,~f$ be elements in a ring with pseudo core inverses $a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}$, $f^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}$, and let $b=f-a$. We prove that the absorption law $a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}(a+f)f^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}=a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}+f^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}$ holds if and only if $1+a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}b$ is invertible and the additive property $f^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}=(1+a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}b)^{-1}a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}$ is satisfied. We further characterize these properties and establish analogous results for other generalized inverses. Finally, we apply these results to the case of complex matrices.
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spellingShingle Additive properties and absorption laws for generalized inverses
Zhou, Yukun
Chen, Jianlong
Thome, Nestor
Rings and Algebras
Let $a,~f$ be elements in a ring with pseudo core inverses $a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}$, $f^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}$, and let $b=f-a$. We prove that the absorption law $a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}(a+f)f^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}=a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}+f^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}$ holds if and only if $1+a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}b$ is invertible and the additive property $f^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}=(1+a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}b)^{-1}a^{\scriptsize\textcircled{\tiny D}}$ is satisfied. We further characterize these properties and establish analogous results for other generalized inverses. Finally, we apply these results to the case of complex matrices.
title Additive properties and absorption laws for generalized inverses
topic Rings and Algebras
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.04363