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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,
$$
a_{k,l}=\begin{cases}1 & l=k+1\\
w &...
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Computing the eigenvalues of $A+E$ where $A$ is an upper triangular matrix whose diagonal entries are all zero and $E$ is a rank one matrix
Let us consider the backward-shift matrix $B=(b_{ij})\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ whose entries are given by $b_{k,k+1}=1$ and the other entries are all 0. We also consider $X=(x_{ij})\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ ...
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The eigenvectors of adding a particular rank one matrix to the circulant matrix
Suppose that $e_1, \cdots, e_n$ are the standard vectors of the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$.
Let us consider the backward shift operator $T:\mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}^n$ given by $Te_k=e_{k-1}$ ...
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Eigenvectors of the symmetric tridiagonal matrices whose entries above the diagonal are all the same
Let us consider the real symmetric tridiagonal matrix $T=(t_{kl})$ in $M_n(\mathbb{R})$ with
$$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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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
$$A_{\alpha}=\begin{pmatrix} \lambda_1 & -1 & -\alpha & 0 & \cdots & 0\\
-1 & \lambda_2 & -1 & -\alpha & \cdots & 0\\
-\alpha &...
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How close to uniform are Perron-Frobenius eigenvectors?
Let $A=(a_{i,j})$ be a square matrix with non-negative entries. (Assume $A$ is symmetric, if it helps.) Let $v$ be a Perron-Frobenius eigenvector. What do we need to assume about $A$ in order to have ...
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Is $A$ is small on bounded functions, is there a large subdomain on which $A$ is small?
Let $A$ be a symmetric linear operator of norm $\leq 1$ on the space of functions $f:S\to \mathbb{R}$, where $S$ is a set with $N$ elements. Define the inner product $\langle \cdot,\cdot\rangle$ by ...
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Continuity of eigenvectors
Let $\mathbb{C} \ni z \mapsto M(z)$ be a square matrix depending holomorphically on a parameter $z$ with the property that $\operatorname{dim}\ker(M(z)))=1$ for $z $ away from a discrete set $D \...
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Conditions for continuity of non-simple eigenvectors
Here, https://math.stackexchange.com/a/1146455, it is noted that eigenprojections are continuous, but eigenvectors are not. Are there any conditions where the eigenvalues are not simple, but the ...
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Eigenvalue of product of self adjoint compact operators
Suppose A is a self adjoint $m \times m$ real matrix with eigenpairs $\{e_j, \lambda_j\}$ such that $\lambda_j > \lambda_{j + 1}$. Let $B$ be another self adjoint real $m \times m$ matrix such that ...
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Linear map with two "incompatible" representations
Let $K$ be a field and let $V$ be the set of sequences $\{v_1,v_2,\dots\}$ of elements of $K$. If $A=\{a_1,a_2,\dots\}$ is also a sequence of elements of $K$, then it defines an endomorphism of $V$ $$...
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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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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 ...
