Spectra of Nearly Hermitian Matrices.

Abstract

When properly ordered, the respective eigenvalues of an n x n Hermitian matrix A and of a nearby non-Hermitian matrix A + B cannot differ by more than ((log of n to the base 2) + 2.038)//B//; moreover, for n > or = 4 examples A and B exist for which this bound is in excess by at most about a factor 3. This bound is contrasted with other previously published over-estimates that appear to be independent of n. Further, a bound is found, for the sum of the squares of respective differences between the eigenvalues, that resembles the Hoffman-Wielandt bound which would be valid if A + B were normal. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0774123

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People

  • W. Kahan

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Differential Equations
  • Diffraction
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Spectra

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  • Mathematics

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Linear Algebra