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Complex symmetric matrix

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Unitary Equivalence To A Complex Symmetric Matrix: Low Dimensions, Stephan Ramon Garcia, Daniel E. Poore '11, James E. Tener '08 Jan 2012

Unitary Equivalence To A Complex Symmetric Matrix: Low Dimensions, Stephan Ramon Garcia, Daniel E. Poore '11, James E. Tener '08

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

A matrix TMn(C) is UECSM if it is unitarily equivalent to a complex symmetric (i.e., self-transpose) matrix. We develop several techniques for studying this property in dimensions three and four. Among other things, we completely characterize 4×4 nilpotent matrices which are UECSM and we settle an open problem which has lingered in the 3×3 case. We conclude with a discussion concerning a crucial difference which makes dimension three so different from dimensions four and above.


Unitary Equivalence To A Complex Symmetric Matrix: A Modulus Criterion, Stephan Ramon Garcia, Daniel E. Poore '11, Madeline K. Wyse '11 Jan 2011

Unitary Equivalence To A Complex Symmetric Matrix: A Modulus Criterion, Stephan Ramon Garcia, Daniel E. Poore '11, Madeline K. Wyse '11

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

We develop a procedure for determining whether a square complex matrix is unitarily equivalent to a complex symmetric (i.e., self-transpose) matrix. We compare our approach to several existing methods [1, 19, 20] and present a number of examples.


Unitary Equivalence To A Complex Symmetric Matrix: Geometric Criteria, Levon Balayan '09, Stephan Ramon Garcia Jan 2010

Unitary Equivalence To A Complex Symmetric Matrix: Geometric Criteria, Levon Balayan '09, Stephan Ramon Garcia

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

We develop several methods, based on the geometric relationship between the eigenspaces of a matrix and its adjoint, for determining whether a square matrix having distinct eigenvalues is unitarily equivalent to a complex symmetric matrix. Equivalently, we characterize those matrices having distinct eigenvalues which lie in the unitary orbit of the complex symmetric matrices.