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Factorization to sparse matrices

$\newcommand{\lrank}{\operatorname{lrank}}$ $\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}$ Given a matrix $A$, we can define its Hamming weight, $w(A)$, as the number of non-zero elements in it. Now, given ...
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When does a matrix subspace contain a full rank matrix?

Cross-posted at Math SE Let $S\subseteq M_{n,m}(\mathbb{C})$ be a $d$-dimensional subspace of the space of $n\times m$ complex matrices (with $n\leq m$, say). I am interested in figuring out ...
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Inequality for $AB + BA$ when $A,B\geq0$, reference request

Let $A,B\geq0$ be positive semidefinite matrices of arbitrary size $n\times n$. Denote by $\alpha$ and $\beta$ their largest eigenvalues. It is well-known that the eigenvalues of the expression $AB +...
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Convergence rate of Toda/Morse flow

Let $A(t), A_0$ be a $n\times n$ hermitian complex matrices and consider the following matrix flow \begin{align} \frac{dA}{dt} &= \left [ C\circ A , A \right ] \\ A(0) &= A_0 \ . \end{align} ...
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Representation theorem for matrices (reference request)

Motivation. If $A \in \mathbb{C}^{n \times n}$ is self-adjoint (or, more generally, normal), then we all know that $$ A = \sum_{k=1}^n \lambda_k \, h_k \otimes h_k, $$ where $\lambda_1,\dots,\lambda_n$...
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Do we know what the impulse to "introduce" the Jordan canonical form was?

Mo-ers, Do you know how it was that the study of the Jordan canonical form began? There are certain things that may be said once one has thought about the matter: for instance, one can say that the ...
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Do matrices with only elements along the main and anti-diagonals have a name?

To expand upon the title, I am wondering if there is a specific name for square matrices of the form: $$M = \begin{bmatrix} a_{11} & 0 & \cdots & 0 & \cdots & & 0 & b_{1n} ...
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Algebra of block matrices with scalar diagonals

I am interested in block matrices $A$, that is $A\in M_{n\times n}(R)$ where $R=M_{s\times s}(k)$ and $k$ is a field, such that for every positive integer $m$ the matrix $A^m$ has only scalar blocks ...
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Lower bounds on eigenvalues of Lyapunov solutions

Let $A\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$, $B\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times m}$ and let $X\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$, $X=X^\top>0$ be the solution of the following Lyapunov algebraic equation $$ AX+XA^\top=-BB^\top....
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A Handbook of Matrix Factorizations

I am looking for a good collection of facts regarding the various types of matrix factorizations, something like a "Handbook of Matrix Factorizations" or a very-thorough review paper. I am hoping for ...
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Maximum singular value of sum of an Hermitian and an anti-Hermitian matrix

Let $H$ be an $n\times n$ Hermitian matrix and $A$ an $n\times n$ anti-Hermitian matrix, i.e. $H^\dagger = H$, $A^\dagger = -A$. Consider their sum $S= H+A$. Let $\{\sigma_i(S)\}_{i=1,\dots,r}$ denote ...