Related papers: Minimal zeros of copositive matrices

Let M be an irreducible Riemannian symmetric space. The index of M is the minimal codimension of a (non-trivial) totally geodesic submanifold of M. We prove that the index is bounded from below by the rank of the symmetric space. We also…

Let $R_0$ be any domain, let $R=R_0[U_1, ..., U_s]/I$, where $U_1, ..., U_s$ are indeterminates of some positive degrees, and $I\subset R_0[U_1, ..., U_s]$ is a homogeneous ideal. The main theorem in this paper is states that all the…

In this paper, we provide a complete classification of the positive minimal monads whose cohomology is a stable rank 2 bundle on $\mathbb{P}^3$ with Chern classes $c_1=-1, c_2=10$ and we prove the existence of a new irreducible component of…

$R_+^{n\times n}$ denotes the set of $n\times n$ non-negative matrices. For $A\in R_+^{n\times n}$ let $\Omega(A)$ be the set of all matrices that can be formed by permuting the elements within each row of $A$. Formally: $$\Omega(A)=\{B\in…

Let $j:Y \to X$ be a continuous surjection of compact metric spaces. Whyburn proved that $j$ is irreducible, meaning that $j(F) \subsetneq X$ for any proper closed subset $F \subsetneq Y$, if and only if $j$ is almost one-to-one, in the…

Bidiagonal matrices are widespread in numerical linear algebra, not least because of their use in the standard algorithm for computing the singular value decomposition and their appearance as LU factors of tridiagonal matrices. We show that…

A scalar potential of the form $\lambda_{ab} \phi_a^2 \phi_b^2$ is bounded from below if its matrix of quartic couplings $\lambda_{ab}$ is copositive -- positive on non-negative vectors. Scalar potentials of this form occur naturally for…

This paper establishes a new comparison principle for the minimum eigenvalue of a sum of independent random positive-semidefinite matrices. The principle states that the minimum eigenvalue of the matrix sum is controlled by the minimum…

We study positive subunital maps on ordered effect spaces and introduce the defect $d(T) = u - T(u)$, which satisfies a cocycle identity under composition. Using only this identity and elementary order-theoretic arguments -- requiring no…

Answering the question of A. Joseph, for every pair $(G, V)$ where $G$ is a connected simple linear algebraic group and $V$ is a simple algebraic $G$-module with a free algebra of invariants, the number of irreducible components of the…

Let K be a (commutative) field with characteristic not 2, and V be a linear subspace of n by n matrices that have at most two eigenvalues in K (respectively, at most one non-zero eigenvalue in K). We prove that the dimension of V is less…

A matrix is called totally positive if every minor of it is positive. Such matrices are well studied and have numerous applications in Mathematics and Computer Science. We study how many times the value of a minor can repeat in a totally…

The set of linear, differential operators preserving the vector space of couples of polynomials of degrees n and n-2 in one real variable leads to an abstract associative graded algebra A(2). The irreducible, finite dimensional…

A nonzero nonnegative definite hermitian m by m matrix A has increasing principal minors if the value of each principle minor of A is not less than the value each of its subminors. For $m>1$ we show $A$ has increasing principal minors if…

In this article we extend independent results of Lusztig and H\'ezard concerning the existence of irreducible characters of finite reductive groups, (defined in good characteristic and arising from simple algebraic groups), satisfying a…

A problem in zero-sum theory is to determine all pairs $(k,n)$ for which every minimal zero-sum sequence of length $k$ modulo $n$ has index $1$. While all other cases have been solved more than a decade ago, the case when $k$ equals $4$ and…

Let $n$ be a natural number and $\mathcal{M}$ a set of $n \times n$-matrices over the nonnegative integers such that the joint spectral radius of $\mathcal{M}$ is at most one. We show that if the zero matrix $0$ is a product of matrices in…

Let $S$ be a finite set, $s=|S|\ge6$. Given a non-negative integer $t$, there exists an inclusion-minimal non-Bondy system $\mathscr{A}$ of size $t$ on $S$ if and only if $s+1\le t\le2s$.

N-matrices are real $n\times n$ matrices all of whose principal minors are negative. We provide (i) an $O(2^n)$ test to detect whether or not a given matrix is an N-matrix, and (ii) a characterization of N-matrices, leading to the recursive…

An $n$ dimensional minimal submanifold $\Sigma$ of $\R^{n+m}$ is called non-parametric if $\Sigma$ can be represented as the graph of a vector-valued function $f:D\subset \R^n \mapsto \R^m$. This note provides a sufficient condition for the…