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Operator norm of some type of discrete Fourier matrix

Let $N$ be a natural number and let $w$ be a complex number. We define the $N\times N$ matrix $C_w=(a_{k,l})_{k,l=1}^N$ as follows, $$ a_{k,l}=\begin{cases}1 & l=k+1\\ w &...
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Convergence of eigenfunctions

In their 1999 paper "Sturm-Liouville operators with singular potentials", Savchuk and Shkalikov prove the uniform resolvent convergence of an operator $L_\varepsilon \rightarrow L$ for $\...
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Eigenfunctions of the integral kernel $1/(x^2 + x'^2)$

My question seems elementary, yet I could not find the solution after working on and searching for several days... I'd like to find the eigenfunctions of a simple integral kernel: \begin{equation} \...
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Given an eigenvalue equation (elliptic PDE) in a ball $B_R$, prove the convergence of the first nonzero $\lambda_R$ and its eigenfunction $\phi_R$

Let $H: \mathbf{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a bounded continuous function. Set $$\tag{1} \int_{\mathbf{R}^n}\left\{|\nabla \xi|^2+H(x) \xi^2\right\} \mathrm{d} x \geqslant 0, \quad \forall \xi \in ...
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Formula for the kernel of an operator

Let $\mathcal H$ be a Hilbert space and let $O$ be an operator. Obviously $M=O^\dagger O$ is a semi-positive definite operator and $v\in\ker M$ if and only if $v\in\ker O$. Therefore it seems to me ...
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Computing the eigenvalues of $A+E$ where $A$ is an upper triangular matrix whose diagonal entries are all zero and $E$ is a rank one matrix

Let us consider the backward-shift matrix $B=(b_{ij})\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ whose entries are given by $b_{k,k+1}=1$ and the other entries are all 0. We also consider $X=(x_{ij})\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ ...
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The eigenvectors of adding a particular rank one matrix to the circulant matrix

Suppose that $e_1, \cdots, e_n$ are the standard vectors of the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let us consider the backward shift operator $T:\mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}^n$ given by $Te_k=e_{k-1}$ ...
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Eigenvectors of the symmetric tridiagonal matrices whose entries above the diagonal are all the same

Let us consider the real symmetric tridiagonal matrix $T=(t_{kl})$ in $M_n(\mathbb{R})$ with $$t_{1,2}=t_{2,3}=\cdots=t_{n-1,n}=1$$ How can we compute the eigenvectors of $T$?
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The eigenvalues of the product $WD$ for some particular matrices

Let $D$ be a diagonal matrix in $M_{2n}(\mathbb{R})$ such that $D^2=I$ and Trace$(D)$=0 Suppose that $e_k$s are the standard vectors in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$, that is $$e_k=(0,\cdots 0,1,0,\cdots,0)^t$$...
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The spectrum of the product $JA$ where $J=I_n\oplus (-I_n)$

Let $A$ be a real symmetric matrix in $M_{2n}(\mathbb{R})$with $A^2=I_{2n}$. Suppose that the Schur decomposition of $A$ is given by $A=\Lambda^t D \Lambda$. Let us consider the following matrix. $$...
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Recovering the matrix when the Schur decomposition of its blocks are known

Let E be a real symmetric matrix in $M_n(\mathbb{R})$ where $ n=2m$ and $$E=\left(\begin{array}{cc} G & X \\ X^t & H \end{array}\right)$$ where $G,H,X$ are $m\times m$ matrices. Suppose that $...
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Measurability of eigenvalues-eigenvectors of a positive compact operator

Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space over $\mathbb{R}$. Let ${A} = \{a\colon H\to H\,|\,a\text{ is a positive, compact linear operator}\}$. By the spectral theorem, given $a \in A$, there are scalars $...
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Finding the eigenvectors of a submatrix

Let $A=(a_{kl})$ be a matrix in $M_n(\mathbb{R})$ when $n$ is even. Let $B=(b_{kl})$ be the symmetric $2n$ by $2n$ matrix whose entries are given by, $b_{k,l}=a_{kl}$ if $1\leq k,l\leq n$. $b_{n+k,l}=...
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Perturbation of Neumann Laplacian

Consider the $N \times N$ matrix $$A_{\alpha}=\begin{pmatrix} \lambda_1 & -1 & -\alpha & 0 & \cdots & 0\\ -1 & \lambda_2 & -1 & -\alpha & \cdots & 0\\ -\alpha &...
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How close to uniform are Perron-Frobenius eigenvectors?

Let $A=(a_{i,j})$ be a square matrix with non-negative entries. (Assume $A$ is symmetric, if it helps.) Let $v$ be a Perron-Frobenius eigenvector. What do we need to assume about $A$ in order to have ...
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Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of non-symmetric elliptic operators

We know that the operator $A=\Delta$ with domain $D(A)=\{u\in W^{2, 2}(\Omega): u=0 \ \ \text{on } \partial\Omega\}$ (say $\Omega$ is a bounded nice domain) has eigenvalues $\lambda_1>\lambda_2\ge \...
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Is $A$ is small on bounded functions, is there a large subdomain on which $A$ is small?

Let $A$ be a symmetric linear operator of norm $\leq 1$ on the space of functions $f:S\to \mathbb{R}$, where $S$ is a set with $N$ elements. Define the inner product $\langle \cdot,\cdot\rangle$ by ...
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Continuity of eigenvectors

Let $\mathbb{C} \ni z \mapsto M(z)$ be a square matrix depending holomorphically on a parameter $z$ with the property that $\operatorname{dim}\ker(M(z)))=1$ for $z $ away from a discrete set $D \...
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Common eigenvalues for two Sturm-Liouville problem

Does exist in literature any results concerning the common eigenvalues for the two eigenvalue problems of the form $$y''(x)=\lambda^2 y(x)+\lambda a(x)y(x), \ x\in(0,1), $$$$z''(x)=\lambda^2 z(x)-\...
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Convergence rate of eigenvectors

Let us suppose that $A,A_1,A_2,\ldots$ are non-negative definite self-adjoint bounded linear operators in $L(\mathbb H)$, where $\mathbb H$ is a separable Hilbert space. $(v_j)_{j\ge1}$ and $(\...
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Density of squares of radial eigenfunctions

The eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator on the disc can be written in polar coordinates as $f(r,\theta)=R_{nk}(r)e^{ik\theta}$, where $k\in\mathbb Z$ and $n\in\mathbb N$ and the radial function is $...
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Conditions for continuity of non-simple eigenvectors

Here, https://math.stackexchange.com/a/1146455, it is noted that eigenprojections are continuous, but eigenvectors are not. Are there any conditions where the eigenvalues are not simple, but the ...
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Eigenvalue of product of self adjoint compact operators

Suppose A is a self adjoint $m \times m$ real matrix with eigenpairs $\{e_j, \lambda_j\}$ such that $\lambda_j > \lambda_{j + 1}$. Let $B$ be another self adjoint real $m \times m$ matrix such that ...
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Linear map with two "incompatible" representations

Let $K$ be a field and let $V$ be the set of sequences $\{v_1,v_2,\dots\}$ of elements of $K$. If $A=\{a_1,a_2,\dots\}$ is also a sequence of elements of $K$, then it defines an endomorphism of $V$ $$...
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Bounding Rayleigh quotient for stochastic matrix

Suppose you have an irreducible, stochastic matrix $A$ with left Perron-Frobenius eigenvector $v$ (corresponding to the eigenvalue $1$), and suppose the next largest eigenvalue for $A$ is $\lambda$. ...
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Density of odd and even eigenstates of an integral operator

Consider an integral operator $(Kf)(x)=\int_{-1}^{1}K(x-y)f(y)dy$, where the kernel $K(-x)=K(x)$ is an even function. Let $\lambda_n$ be the ordered eigenvalues of $K$ and $f_n(x)$ the ...
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Coercive Symmetric Bilinear form on a Hilbert space

I need to show one of the two following equivalent results. If true, it must be a simple proof but I do not seem to be able to make it work. Thank you in advance. 1) Consider a continuous symmetric ...
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Common eigenvector

I have little experience with functional analysis beyond an undergraduate basic course, and I'm dealing with the following problem: let $V$ be an infinite-dimensional locally convex (but not normed!) ...
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Analytic continuation of instantaneous eigenstates of a time-dependent hamiltonian

We are considering the instantaneous eigenstates of an analytically time-dependent hamiltonian and I would like to know how legitimate it is to extend them to the complex plane. Specifically, our ...
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Algebraicity of Eigenvectors in a Hilbert space

Let $(e_j)_{j\in\mathbb N}$ be an orthonormal basis of a Hilbert space $V$. Let $T:V\to V$ be continuous, selfadjoint linear operator. Assume that for all $i,j\in\mathbb N$ the number $\langle Te_i,...
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