The Hilbert–Schmidt version of the commutator theorem for zero trace matrices

Abstract: Let

A

be a

m i m e s m

complex matrix with zero trace. Then there are

m i m e s m

matrices

B

and

C

such that

A = [B, C]

and

| B | | C |_{2} l e (l o g m + O (1))^{1 / 2} | A |_{2}

where

| D |

is the norm of

D

as an operator on

e l l_{2}^{m}

and

| D |_{2}

is the Hilbert--Schmidt norm of

D

. Moreover, the matrix

B

can be taken to be normal. Conversely there is a zero trace

m i m e s m

matrix

A

such that whenever

A = [B, C]

,

| B | | C |_{2} g e | l o g m - O (1) |^{1 / 2} | A |_{2}

for some absolute constant

c > 0

.

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