Evenness of the Jordan structure of block quaternions with real spectra and its computational consequences (Q1975113)

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Evenness of the Jordan structure of block quaternions with real spectra and its computational consequences
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    Evenness of the Jordan structure of block quaternions with real spectra and its computational consequences (English)
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    5 April 2000
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    The author shows that the block quaternion is an even order complex matrix of a special block form. It has been known that, if such a matrix has a real eigenvalue, then its algebraic multiplicity is even. It is proved that a stronger property is valid: The whole part of the Jordan structure associated with the real eigenvalues of a block quaternion is even. This implies that the number of Jordan blocks associated with a real eigenvalue is even. The consequences of this property related to the numerical solution of eigenvalue problems for block quaternions are discussed.
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    complex matrix
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    block quaternion
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    real eigenvalue
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    algebraic multiplicity
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    Jordan structure
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