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Matrices Totally Positive Relative to a Tree

Combinatorics 2020-06-30 v4

Abstract

It is known that for a totally positive (TP) matrix, the eigenvalues are positive and distinct and the eigenvector associated with the smallest eigenvalue is totally nonzero and has an alternating sign pattern. Here, a certain weakening of the TP hypothesis is shown to yield a similar conclusion.

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@article{arxiv.0710.1366,
  title  = {Matrices Totally Positive Relative to a Tree},
  author = {Charles R. Johnson and Roberto S. Costas-Santos and Boris Tadchiev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.1366},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

10 pages, LaTeX 2e, 3 figures

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