Anti-triangular and anti-\(m\)-Hessenberg forms for Hermitian matrices and pencils (Q1587894)

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of particular condensed forms for Hermitian matrices and pencils are discussed. Hermitian pencils, i. e. pairs of Hermitian matrices, are used e. g. in structured eigenvalue problems in control theory and in the numerical simulation of mechanical systems. The condensed forms for Hermitian pencils under unitary transformations are considered because of the numerical stability of the problem. Both matrices of the pencil are reduced by a simultaneous unitary similarity transformation. One possible condensed form for Hermitian pencils is the diagonal form. Other possible condensed forms include the so-called anti-triangular or more general anti-\(m\)-Hessenberg forms. The basic properties of corresponding forms for the case of regular Hermitian pencils are also analyzed and another important condensed form for Hermitian pencils is derived: the so-called sign condensed form.