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arxiv: 1712.03393 · v1 · pith:DN3NFVVVnew · submitted 2017-12-09 · 🧮 math.HO · math.CO

Powers of doubly-affine integer square matrices with one non-zero eigenvalue

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When doubly-affine matrices such as Latin and magic squares with a single non-zero eigenvalue are powered up they become constant matrices after a few steps. The process of compounding squares of orders m and n can then be used to generate an infinite series of such squares of orders mn. The Cayley-Hamilton theorem is used to understand this property, where their characteristic polynomials have just two terms.

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