Integrability of matrices

Abstract

The concepts of differentiation and integration for matrices are known. As far as each matrix is differentiable, it is not clear a priori whether a given matrix is integrable or not. Recently some progress was obtained for diagonalizable matrices, however general problem remained open. In this paper, we present a full solution of the integrability problem. Namely, we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for a given matrix to be integrable in terms of its characteristic polynomial. Furthermore, we find necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of integrable and non-integrable matrices with given geometric multiplicities of eigenvalues. Our approach relies on properties of some special classes of polynomials, namely, Shabat polynomials and conservative polynomials, arising in number theory and dynamics.