Involution

:See involution (philosophy) for the philosophy meaning.

Involutions in ring theory

In ring theory, the word involution is customarily taken to mean an antihomomorphism that is its own inverse function. Examples include complex conjugation and the transpose of a matrix.

Related Topics:
Ring theory - Antihomomorphism - Complex conjugation - Transpose

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See also star-algebra.

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