Symplectic matrices with predetermined left eigenvalues

DOI10.1016/J.LAA.2009.08.015MaRDI QIDQ1044613zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Enrique Macias-Virgós, M. J. Pereira-Sáez

Publication date 18 December 2009

Published in Linear Algebra and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0907.1529

zbMATH Keywords

left eigenvaluesLie groupsLusternik-Schnirelmann categoryquaternionssymplectic matrices

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quaternion and other division algebras: arithmetic, zeta functions (11R52) Eigenvalues, singular values, and eigenvectors (15A18) Matrices over special rings (quaternions, finite fields, etc.) (15B33) Lyusternik-Shnirel'man category of a space, topological complexity à la Farber, topological robotics (topological aspects) (55M30)

Abstract: We prove that given four arbitrary quaternion numbers of norm 1 there always exists a $2imes2$ symplectic matrix for which those numbers are left eigenvalues. The proof is constructive. An application to the LS category of Lie groups is given.

Recommendations

• Left eigenvalues of 2 by 2 symplectic matrices
• Rayleigh quotient and left eigenvalues of quaternionic matrices
• Some properties on quaternionic matrices
• Right eigenvalues for quaternionic matrices: A topological approach
• The structure of conjugate symplectic matrix over quaternion field and its applications

Cites work

• Geršgorin type theorems for quaternionic matrices
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1973373 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 937422 (Why is no real title available?)
• Invitation to topological robotics
• Left eigenvalues of 2 by 2 symplectic matrices
• On left eigenvalues of a quaternionic matrix
• On the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of Lie groups
• On the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of symmetric spaces of classical type
• Quaternionic Eigenvalues
• The Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of 𝑆𝑝(3)

Cited in

(12)

• Cayley transform on Stiefel manifolds
• Left-eigenvectors are certificates of the Orbit problem
• Relative singular value decomposition and applications to LS-category
• An upper bound for the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of the symplectic group
• Some properties on quaternionic matrices
• Left eigenvalues of 2 by 2 symplectic matrices
• The noncompact portion ofSp(4,R) via quaternions
• Height functions on quaternionic Stiefel manifolds
• The existence of left eigenvalues for quaternionic matrix
• Rayleigh quotient and left eigenvalues of quaternionic matrices
• Trace map, Cayley transform and LS category of Lie groups
• Procrustes problem for the inverse eigenvalue problem of normal (skew) J -Hamiltonian matrices and normal J -symplectic matrices

This page was built for publication: Symplectic matrices with predetermined left eigenvalues

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1044613)