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On the positive definiteness of a linear combination of matrices

In my work in PDE, the following problem in linear algebra came up. Any help in this direction is appreciated. QUESTION: Let $m,n\in\mathbb{N}$ and let $A_1,\ldots, A_m\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ be real, ...
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Distance between two algebraic sets

We are in $M_n(\mathbb{R})$ equipped with the Frobenius norm $||A||^2=tr(AA^T)$. Let $Z=\{(A,B)\in M_n(\mathbb{R})^2;A^2-AB-B^2=0\}$ and $T=O(n)^2$. It is easy to see that $Z\cap T=\emptyset$ and ...
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The multiplicity of the max eigenvalue in matrix multiplication

Suppose that eigenvalues of two real square matrix $A$ and $B$ are $1 = \lambda^A_1 > \lambda^A_2 \geq \ldots \geq \lambda^A_n > 0 $ and $1 = \lambda^B_1 > \lambda^B_2 \geq \ldots \geq \...