Eigenvalue perturbation theory of classes of structured matrices under generic structured rank one perturbations (Q541933)

This paper shows that the perturbation behaviour of the Jordan structures in the case of singular \(J\)-Hamiltonian matrices substantially differs from the corresponding theory for unstructured generic rank one perturbations. A generic structured perturbation would not be generic if considered as an unstructured perturbation. In other settings of structured matrices, the generic perturbation behaviour of the Jordan structures, within the confines imposed by the structure, follows the pattern of that of unstructured perturbations. It is also shown that as in the case of unstructured perturbations, generically only one of the largest Jordan blocks is destroyed. In the structured case, there is a particular situation where the effect of generic structured perturbation differs from the effect of generic unstructured perturbations. If the largest Jordan block associated with the eigenvalue zero of a complex \(J\)-Hamiltonian matrix has odd size, then this block must occur an even number of times. As the result of a generic rank one complex \(J\)-Hamiltonian perturbation, one of the largest Jordan blocks is destroyed and the size of one other largest Jordan block is increased by one.