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Eigenvalues of certain matrices

We write $R(\theta)=\left(\begin{smallmatrix}\cos(2\pi\theta)&\sin(2\pi\theta)\\ -\sin(2\pi\theta)&\cos(2\pi\theta)\end{smallmatrix}\right)$ for any $\theta\in\mathbb R$. Let $d,m,n,r$ be a ...
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Eliminating nullity for enhanced non-singularity

If we have an $n\times n$ matrix $A$ with entries either $0$ or $1$, where all diagonal entries are $0$ and the rank is $k<n$, can we reach full rank by changing exactly $n-k$ zero off-diagonal ...
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Find a square, stochastic matrix of odd size, not a permutation matrix, with an eigenvalue other than 1 on the unit circle

...or prove that none exists. Note that such a matrix $M$ couldn't be primitive, so there would be at least one entry equal to zero in every power $M^k$ (Perron-Frobenius theory). Preferably the ...
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Faulty algorithm for simultaneous diagonalization?

I found a simple algorithm for simultaneous diagonalization of two commuting matrices (Nordgren - Simultaneous Diagonalization and SVD of Commuting Matrices), which seemed to be well-founded. For ...
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On the bounds of the sum of the squares of spectral variation of two real symmetric matrices

Suppose $A$ and $B$ are two symmetric real $\{0,1,-1\}$ matrices of order $n$ with diagonal elements as zeros (therefore the traces are zeros) and eigenvalues $\lambda_1\ge \lambda_2\ge \dotsb \ge \...
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eigenvalues of matrices (with positive entries)

I am reading an old paper by Kawpien and Pelczynski, Studia Math. 1970. It claims that singular values of a matrix (with positive entries? I am not sure) is given by $t_i=\sqrt{\sum_{j\ge 1}a(i,j)^2}$....
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Minimal Laplacian spread of a graph

Laplacian spread of a graph is the difference among the largest and the second smallest Laplacian eigenvalue of the graph. Is there any result or conjecture that discusses about the graphs having ...
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Eigenvalues of a block matrix with zero diagonal blocks

Suppose $A$ is a $k_1\times k_2$ matrix with real entries, $k_1<k_2$. Let $M$ be the matrix \begin{equation} M:=\begin{pmatrix} 0_{k_1} & A\\ A^\top & 0_{k_2} \end{pmatrix}, \end{equation} ...
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Upper bound on the sum of the smallest non-zero eigenvalues

Let $\mathcal A := \{ A_1, A_2, \dots, A_n \} \subset \Bbb R^{d \times d}$ be a set of symmetric and positive semidefinite matrices. For a matrix $A_k \in \mathcal A$, denote its (real) eigenvalues by ...
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Finding the nearest matrix with real eigenvalues

In this thread on MATLAB Central, I found a discussion on finding the nearest matrix with real eigenvalues. The first hypothesis was to simply truncate the complex part of the eigenvalues. So, given ...
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Eigenvalues of product of symmetric positive definite matrices

Let $T_1, \ldots, T_n$ by real symmetric positive definite matrices, with eigenvalues bounded below by $\mu > 0$. Can I say $$ \frac{x^T T_1 T_2 \ldots T_n x}{x^T x} \geq \mu^n $$ If these matrices ...
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Eigenvectors of Kronecker Product [closed]

Conjecture If $A$ and $B$ are two complex square matrices, then every eigenvector of $A\otimes B$ is of the form $x\otimes y$, where $x$ is an eigenvector of $A$ and $y$ is an eigenvector of $B$. ...
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Transformations preserving the number of distinct eigenvalues

Let $A\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ be an $n\times n$ symmetric, invertible matrix with nonnegative real entries, $\mathbf{1}$ be the all one $n$-dimensional vector, and $\mathrm{diag}(v)$, $v=[v_1,v_2,\...
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Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of tridiagonal matrices

What can I say about the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the tridiagonal matrix $T$ given as $T = \begin{pmatrix} a_1 & b_1 \\ c_1 & a_2 & b_2 \\ & c_2 & \ddots & \ddots \\ &...
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Eigenvalues of block-hermitian matrices with zero diagonal blocks

I have a matrix of the form $$D = \left( \begin{array}{cc} 0 & C \\ C^{\dagger} & 0 \end{array} \right)$$ where $C$ is not necessarily hermitian. In general, can we say anything about the ...
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Matrix majorization when a diagonal matrix is multiplied from right and left

Let $D_1$ and $D_2$ be two diagonal matrices such that $D_1^2+D_2^2=I$ (identity matrix). Suppose matrix $A$ majorizes matrix $B$. Can we show that matrix $A$ majorizes matrix $D_1 A D_1 + D_2 B D_2$? ...
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No arbitrary product of matrices has eigenvalue 1?

Consider the matrix $D$, adjacency matrix of an undirected graph $G$ on $n$ vertices, with the notation that $d_{i,i}=0,\forall i$. The matrices $A_i$ are constructed from Identity matrices, $I_{n*n}$...
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Relation between eigenvalues of $A$ and $A^TA$?

For an $n\times n$ diagonizable matrix $A$, is there a relation between the eigenvalues of $A$ and the eigenvalues of $A^TA$? I ask this because I am looking into the relation between $A$ and $A+cI$, ...
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How bad could $\|A^k\|$ be when $\rho(A) < 1-\delta$ [closed]

(Sorry, I do hate editing this many many times but let me try the last time) Gelfand's formula says that $$\lim_{k\rightarrow \infty} \|A^k\|^{1/k} = \rho(A)$$ I am wondering whether there is any ...
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Bounds on smallest Eigenvalue of the Sum of a Standard Laplacian and a Diagonal Matrix

I'm trying to find upper boundaries on the smallest Eigenvalue $\lambda_1$ of $L + E$, where $L$ is a standard Laplacian of an unweighted digraph, with $\lambda_1(L) = 0$ and $E \in \{0,1\}^{n \times ...
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Characterizing the singular values of a matrix with structure

Suppose we have a function from $\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{C}$, $$f(x,y) = e^{\imath\pi x g(y)}$$ where $g(y)$ is periodic in $y\in[-T, T),\ T<\infty$ (e.g., a sinusoid) and $0\leq x < \infty$ ...