Abstract:
Consider $\mathbb C^n$ as the pseudounitary space with the inner product defined by the matrix
$$
\mathcal P_n=\left( \begin{array}{cccc}
&&&1\\
&&1&\\
&\cdots&&\\
1&&&
\end{array} \right).
$$
In this space, centrounitary matrices play the role of unitary operators.
The main result of this paper describes a certain factorization of an arbitrary centrounitary matrix of even order into a product of simpler centrounitary matrices. This result is an implication of a similar fact concerning factorizations of pseudounitary matrices of the type $(n,n)$.
Key words and phrases:centrosymmetric matrix, centrounitary matrix, pseudounitary matrix.