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We have the squared matrix $A$.

We know this

$$Q^T A Q = D$$ $$S^{-1} A S = D$$

where $D$ is a diagonal matrix, $Q$ orthogonal matrix and $S$ is related with $Q$ by this:

$$S=\alpha Q$$

where $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}$

what I want to know is if we can write $A^{-1}$ in terms of $\alpha$, $S$ and $Q$?

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You can't. The diagonal of the matrix $D$ contains the eigenvalues of $A$, while $Q$ represents an orthonormal basis (of the space on which $A$ acts) which diagonalises the action of $A$. There is no way one could recover any information about the actual eigenvalues of a matrix from such a basis alone. Given that $S = \alpha Q$ with $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}$, we have $S^{-1} = \frac{1}{\alpha}Q^{-1} = \frac{1}{\alpha}Q^T$, so the first two equations, $Q^TAQ = D$ and $S^{-1}AS = D$ are equivalent. One can recover $A^{-1}$ in the form $A^{-1} = QD^{-1}Q^T$ from $Q$ and $D$, or equivalently, in the form $A^{-1} = SD^{-1}S^{-1}$ from $S$ and $D$.

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