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New pairs of matrices with convex generalized numerical ranges

Functional Analysis 2016-12-16 v1

Abstract

In this article, we are going to search for n×nn\times n matrices AA and BB such that their generalized numerical range WA(B)={tr(AUBU) : UU=UU=I}W_A(B)=\{tr(AU^*BU) \ :\ U^*U=UU^*=I\} is convex. More specifically, we consider A=A^IkA=\hat{A}\oplus I_k and B=B^IkB=\hat{B}\oplus I_k where A^\hat{A} and B^\hat{B} are 2×22\times 2. If WA(B)=WA^(B^)W_A(B)=W_{\hat{A}}(\hat{B}) then it is a convex set.

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@article{arxiv.1612.05058,
  title  = {New pairs of matrices with convex generalized numerical ranges},
  author = {Wai-Shun Cheung},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.05058},
  year   = {2016}
}