This operation is well defined for an operator if and only if it is in the first Schatten-class space. For an integral operator with kernel K, this operation equals the integral of K of x, x with respect to x. The special linear Lie algebra only contains elements for which this operation equals zero. When performing this operation on the product of matrices, it is invariant under a cyclic permutation of the product. This operation equals the coefficient of the second highest order term of the characteristic polynomial. This operation equals the sum of a matrix's eigenvalues, and it equals n for the n by n identity matrix. This operation is invariant under taking transposes since the transpose does not change the leading diagonal. For 10 points, name this operation that for a matrix equals the sum of the leading diagonal's entries. ■END■
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