Approximation by partial isometries and symmetric approximation of finite frames (Q667666)

As the authors point out in Subsection 1.1, there are four main contributions in this paper. First, the authors give a solution to the best approximation problem of the set of \(m\times n\) partial isometries of rank \(k\) for every unitarily invariant norm. Then, they give a parametrization of the minimizers in the previous problem when the norm is defined by a strictly convex symmetric gauge function, and in particular, a uniqueness condition. The third main result is a solution to the global best approximation problem by isometries for every unitarily invariant norm. Finally, they give an extension of the method of symmetric approximation of several types of Parseval frames.