On a dynamical system on matrix algebra
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instance of: scholarly article
title: On a dynamical system on matrix algebra
zbMATH Open document ID: 0813.34043
DOI: 10.1007/BF02218854
author: Katsunori Iwasaki
published in: Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations
publication date: 1994-12-19T00:00:00Z
review text: It is considered a dynamical system defined by the nonlinear ordinary differential equation \({dX \over dt} = [[X^*,X],X]\), where \([X,Y] = XY - YX\), \(X\) and \(Y\) are complex \(n \times n\) matrices, \(X^*\) is the Hermitian adjoint of \(X\). This system arises as the gradient flow for two kinds of variational problems on the matrix algebra. The properties of this dynamical system are explored. It is proved that for any \(X_ 0\) the trajectory \(X(t)\) of the dynamical system starting at \(X_ 0\) exists for all \(t \geq 0\) and always lies in the conjugacy class of \(X_ 0\). Furthermore \(t \| [X^*(t), X(t)] \|^ 2\) tends to 0 as \(t \to \infty\), where \(\| X \|\) is a certain norm of matrix \(X\). This means that the \(\omega\)-limit set of the trajectory is in the set of normal matrices that is matrices commuting with their Hermitian adjoints. One of the main results is the following. Theorem. If the initial matrix \(X_ 0\) is semisimple, then the trajectory \(X(t)\) converges exponentially to a normal matrix \(X_ \infty\) which is conjugate to \(X_ 0\) as \(t \to \infty\). In particular, \([X^*(t), X(t)]\) converges to 0 exponentially as \(t \to \infty\). If \(X_ 0\) is not semisimple, then the behavior of the trajectory is completely different in the sense that \[ \int_ 0^ \infty t \bigl \| [X^*(t), X(t)] \bigr \|^ 2; \quad dt = \infty. \] The rate of exponential decay is given explicitly in terms of the eigenvalues of \(X_ 0\).
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 37-XX
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 34D05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 34C30
zbMATH DE Number: 703264
zbMATH Keywords: \(\omega\)-limit set
zbMATH Keywords: dynamical system
zbMATH Keywords: nonlinear ordinary differential equation
zbMATH Keywords: gradient flow
zbMATH Keywords: variational problems on the matrix algebra
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
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