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The matrix exponential is a matrix function on square matrices analogous to the ordinary exponential function.
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Is the set of real matrices with at least one real logarithm closed under multiplication?
This is already not true for $2$-by-$2$ matrices: Consider
$$
A = \begin{pmatrix}2 & 0 \\0 &\frac12\end{pmatrix}\quad
\text{and}\quad
B = \begin{pmatrix}-1 & 0 \\0 &-1\end{pmatrix}.
$$
$A = \exp\bigl …