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Martin Sleziak
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Eigenvalue Argument Perturbation

Given two square matrices $A$ and $B$. There are quite some results on the distance between the eigenvalues, e.g.,

$$ | \lambda_A - \lambda_B | \leq \| A - B \|_F, $$ where $A$ and $B$ are Hermitian (see here for more). I am looking for similar results for the argument of the eigenvalues, for example
$$ | arg(\lambda_A) - arg(\lambda_B) | \leq \| A - B \|_? $$ One simple instance I have found: if invertible $A$ is normal, given the polar decomposition $A = UP$, then $| arg(\lambda_A) - arg(\lambda_U) | = 0$. Can this result be extended in terms of perturbation?

Jiro
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