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A characterization of real matrix semigroups

Rings and Algebras 2023-05-26 v1 Probability

Abstract

We characterize all real matrix semigroups satisfying a mild boundedness assumption, without assuming continuity. Besides the continuous solutions of the semigroup functional equation, we give a description of solutions arising from non-measurable solutions of Cauchy's functional equation. To do so, we discuss the primary decomposition and the Jordan-Chevalley decomposition of a matrix semigroup. Our motivation stems from a characterization of all multi-dimensional self-similar Gaussian Markov processes, which is given in a companion paper.

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@article{arxiv.2305.15522,
  title  = {A characterization of real matrix semigroups},
  author = {Benedict Bauer and Stefan Gerhold},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.15522},
  year   = {2023}
}
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