English

Inverting the sum of two singular matrices

Numerical Analysis 2024-04-08 v2 Numerical Analysis Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Square matrices of the form A~=A+eDf\widetilde{\mathbf{A}} =\mathbf{A} + \mathbf{e}D \mathbf{f}^* are considered. An explicit expression for the inverse is given, provided A~\widetilde{\mathbf{A}} and DD are invertible with rank(A~)=rank(A)+rank(eDf)\text{rank}(\widetilde{\mathbf{A}}) =\text{rank}(\mathbf{A})+\text{rank}(\mathbf{e}D \mathbf{f}^*). The inverse is presented in two ways, one that uses singular value decomposition and another that depends directly on the components A\mathbf{A}, e\mathbf{e}, f\mathbf{f} and DD. Additionally, a matrix determinant lemma for singular matrices follows from the derivations.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2403.16896,
  title  = {Inverting the sum of two singular matrices},
  author = {Sofia Eriksson and Jonas Nordqvist},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.16896},
  year   = {2024}
}
R2 v1 2026-06-28T15:32:55.146Z