Semidefinite matrix or indefinite?

Question

The following matrix:

$\begin{pmatrix} -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}$

is an indefinite matrix? Or it's that is a matrix semidefinite negative and semidefinite positive?

I'm confused because some texts indicate that the indefinite matrices have non-zero eigenvalues of discordant sign, while others do not specify whether the zero eigenvalues are allowed.

Who should I give a reason? Where can I read a definition to be framed in the house and always follow that?

Answer 1

We have $$\begin{pmatrix}{1}&{0}&{0}\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix} -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}{1}\\{0}\\{0}\end{pmatrix}=-1<0$$$$\begin{pmatrix}{0}&{0}&{1}\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix} -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}{0}\\{0}\\{1}\end{pmatrix}=1>0$$ so, the matrix is indefinite.