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Classification of joint numerical ranges of three hermitian matrices of size three

Functional Analysis 2020-01-07 v3 Mathematical Physics Metric Geometry math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

The joint numerical range W(F)W(F) of three hermitian 33-by-33 matrices F=(F1,F2,F3)F=(F_1,F_2,F_3) is a convex and compact subset in R3\mathbb{R}^3. Generically we find that W(F)W(F) is a three-dimensional oval. Assuming dim(W(F))=3\dim(W(F))=3, every one- or two-dimensional face of W(F)W(F) is a segment or a filled ellipse. We prove that only ten configurations of these segments and ellipses are possible. We identify a triple FF for each class and illustrate W(F)W(F) using random matrices and dual varieties.

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@article{arxiv.1603.06569,
  title  = {Classification of joint numerical ranges of three hermitian matrices of size three},
  author = {Konrad Szymański and Stephan Weis and Karol Życzkowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.06569},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

23 pages, 4 figures. This version includes some minor improvements which could not be taken into account in the proofs of the published version