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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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Is there a standard name for the following type of linear operator?
Is there a standard name for a linear operator $T$ on a finite dimensional vector space satisfying $T^n=T^{n+1}$ for some $n\geq 1$ or, equivalently, $T$ is a similar to a direct sum of a nilpotent ...
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On matrix norms
It is standard to define an induced matrix norm $|||\cdot|||$ from a vector norm $||\cdot||$ in this way:
$|||A|||=\max_{x \neq 0}{\frac{||Ax||}{||x||}}$.
Suppose we define a different function of ...
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What is such an equation called?
Is there a name and common technique for such equations, where $A$ and $B$ are matrices and $x$ a vector?
$Ax+f(\lambda)Bx=g(\lambda)x$.
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name for a matrix operation
If $A$ is a matrix and $D$ is a diagonal matrix, is there some special name for $DAD$?