Matrices whose field of values is inscribed in a polygon

Abstract: In this work, it is shown that if

A

is an

n

-by-

n

convexoid matrix (i.e., its field of values coincides with the convex hull of its eigenvalues), then the field of any

(n - 1)

-by-

(n - 1)

principal submatrix of

A

is inscribed in the field of

A

, i.e., the field is tangent to every side of the polygon corresponding to the boundary of the field of

A

. This result generalizes a special case established by Johnson and Paparella [Amer. Math. Monthly 127 (2020), no. 1,45-53].

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