Idempotent-Aided Factorizations of Regular Elements of a Semigroup

Miroslav Ćirić, Jelena Ignjatović and Predrag S. Stanimirović ()
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Miroslav Ćirić: Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18108 Niš, Serbia
Jelena Ignjatović: Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18108 Niš, Serbia
Predrag S. Stanimirović: Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18108 Niš, Serbia

Mathematics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 19, 1-16

Abstract: In the present paper, we introduce the concept of idempotent-aided factorization (I.-A. factorization) of a regular element of a semigroup, which can be understood as a semigroup-theoretical extension of full-rank factorization of matrices over a field. I.-A. factorization of a regular element d is defined by means of an idempotent e from its Green’s D -class as decomposition into the product d = u v , so that the element u belongs to the Green’s R -class of the element d and the Green’s L -class of the idempotent e , while the element v belongs to the Green’s L -class of the element d and the Green’s R -class of the idempotent e . The main result of the paper is a theorem which states that each regular element of a semigroup possesses an I.-A. factorization with respect to each idempotent from its Green’s D -class. In addition, we prove that when one of the factors is given, then the other factor is uniquely determined. I.-A. factorizations are then used to provide new existence conditions and characterizations of group inverses and ( b , c ) -inverses in a semigroup. In our further research, these factorizations will be applied to matrices with entries in a field, and efficient algorithms for realization of such factorizations will be provided.

Keywords: Green’s equivalences; trace product; factorization; group inverse; ( b , c )-inverse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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