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Keywords:
matrix; clean element; unit-regularity
Summary:
A matrix $A\in M_n(R)$ is $e$-clean provided there exists an idempotent $E\in M_n(R)$ such that $A-E\in \mathop{\rm GL}_n(R)$ and $\det E=e$. We get a general criterion of $e$-cleanness for the matrix $[[a_1,a_2,\cdots ,a_{n+1}]]$. Under the $n$-stable range condition, it is shown that $[[a_1,a_2,\cdots ,a_{n+1}]]$ is $0$-clean iff $(a_1,a_2,\cdots ,a_{n+1})=1$. As an application, we prove that the $0$-cleanness and unit-regularity for such $n\times n$ matrix over a Dedekind domain coincide for all $n\geq 3$. The analogous for $(s,2)$ property is also obtained.
References:
[10] Nicholson, W. K., Zhou, Y.:
Clean rings: A survey, Advances in Ring Theory. Proceedings of the 4th China-Japan-Korea International Conference (2004), 181-198.
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