The Hessian of a noncommutative polynomial has numerous negative eigenvalues

DOI10.1007/s11854-007-0016-yzbMath1143.47004OpenAlexW2021416295MaRDI QIDQ2479623

Scott A. McCullough, J. William Helton, Harry Dym

Publication date: 1 April 2008

Published in: Journal d'Analyse Mathématique (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11854-007-0016-y

zbMATH Keywords

eigenvaluesignatureHessiandegreesymmetric polynomial of noncommutative variables

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Eigenvalues, singular values, and eigenvectors (15A18) Real algebraic and real-analytic geometry (14P99) Multilinear and polynomial operators (47H60) Real polynomials: analytic properties, etc. (26C05) Local spectral properties of linear operators (47A11)

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Uses Software

• NCAlgebra

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