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In this paper we propose a general spectral theory for tensors. Our proposed factorization decomposes a tensor into a product of orthogonal and scaling tensors. At the same time, our factorization yields an expansion of a tensor as a…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2012-02-21 Edinah K. Gnang , Ahmed Elgammal , Vladimir Retakh

We define a nonlinear Fourier transform which maps sequences of contractive $n \times n$ matrices to $SU(2n)$-valued functions on the circle $\mathbb{T}$. We characterize the image of finitely supported sequences and square-summable…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2026-03-24 Michel Alexis , Lars Becker , Diogo Oliveira e Silva , Christoph Thiele

The decomposition of arbitrary unitary transformations into sequences of simpler, physically realizable operations is a foundational problem in quantum information science, quantum control, and linear optics. We establish a 1D Quantum Field…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-20 Javier Álvarez-Vizoso , David Barral

Many matrices associated with fast transforms posess a certain low-rank property characterized by the existence of several block partitionings of the matrix, where each block is of low rank. Provided that these partitionings are known,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-04 Léon Zheng , Gilles Puy , Elisa Riccietti , Patrick Pérez , Rémi Gribonval

We consider different variants of factorization of a 2x2 matrix Schroedinger/Pauli operator in two spatial dimensions. They allow to relate its spectrum to the sum of spectra of two scalar Schroedinger operators, in a manner similar to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 M. V. Ioffe , A. I. Neelov

This paper presents an adaptive randomized algorithm for computing the butterfly factorization of a $m\times n$ matrix with $m\approx n$ provided that both the matrix and its transpose can be rapidly applied to arbitrary vectors. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-11 Yang Liu , Xin Xing , Han Guo , Eric Michielssen , Pieter Ghysels , Xiaoye Sherry Li

Unitarity serves as a fundamental concept for characterizing linear and conservative wave phenomena in both classical and quantum systems. Developing platforms that perform unitary operations on light waves in a uni-versal and programmable…

Optics · Physics 2024-11-08 Kyuho Kim , Kunwoo Park , Hyungchul Park , Sunkyu Yu , Namkyoo Park , Xianji Piao

We prove a generalization of Orlov's theorem for matrix factorizations with $n$ steps. Let $X$ be a regular scheme, $W\colon X\to \mathbb{A}^1$ a flat morphism and $D:=W^{-1}(0)$ its central fiber. We construct an appropriate triangulated…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-05-05 Alessandro Lehmann , Nicolò Sibilla

We introduce the notion of quantum duplicates of an (associative, unital) algebra, motivated by the problem of constructing toy-models for quantizations of certain configuration spaces in quantum mechanics. The proposed (algebraic) model…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2014-02-26 Óscar Cortadellas , Javier López Peña , Gabriel Navarro

The two-by-two scattering matrix for one-dimensional scattering processes is a three-parameter Sp(2) matrix or its unitary equivalent. For one-dimensional crystals, it would be repeated applications of this matrix. The problem is how to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Sibel Baskal , Elena Georgieva , Y. S. Kim

Universal multiport interferometers (UMIs) have emerged as a key tool for performing arbitrary linear transformations on optical modes, enabling precise control over the state of light in essential applications of classical and quantum…

Optics · Physics 2025-12-23 Vincent Girouard , Nicolás Quesada

We report an experimental demonstration of a complied version of Shor's algorithm using four photonic qubits. We choose the simplest instance of this algorithm, that is, factorization of N=15 in the case that the period $r=2$ and exploit a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-10-16 Chao-Yang Lu , Daniel E. Browne , Tao Yang , Jian-Wei Pan

Hard scattering in a strongly absorptive regime requires a novel nonlinear k_t -- factorization. Here we discuss two recent developments: firstly the evaluation of radiative corrections to single particle spectra, and secondly an extension…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 W. Schäfer

We consider filtering for a continuous-time, or asynchronous, stochastic system where the full distribution over states is too large to be stored or calculated. We assume that the rate matrix of the system can be compactly represented and…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2012-02-20 E. Busra Celikkaya , Christian R. Shelton , William Lam

Factorization of quantum mechanical Hamiltonians has been a useful technique for some time. This procedure has been given an elegant description by supersymmetric quantum mechanics, and the subject has become well-developed. We demonstrate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-11-09 Micheal S. Berger , Nail S. Ussembayev

We present a simple proof of the factorization of (complex) symmetric matrices into a product of a square matrix and its transpose, and discuss its application in establishing a uniqueness property of certain antilinear operators.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ali Mostafazadeh

In this paper we factorize matrix polynomials into a complete set of spectral factors using a new design algorithm and we provide a complete set of block roots (solvents). The procedure is an extension of the (scalar) Horner method for the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-03-29 Belkacem Bekhiti , Abdelhakim Dahimene , Kamel Hariche , George F. Fragulis

The characterization of a unitary gate is experimentally accomplished via Quantum Process Tomography, which combines the outcomes of different projective measurements to reconstruct the underlying operator. The process matrix is typically…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-17 Tareq Jaouni , Francesco Di Colandrea , Lorenzo Amato , Filippo Cardano , Ebrahim Karimi

This paper is concerned with the factorization method with a single far-field pattern to recover an arbitrary convex polygonal scatterer/source in linear elasticity. The approach also applies to the compressional (resp. shear) part of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-25 Guanqiu Ma , Guanghui Hu

Matrix factorization is a key tool in data analysis; its applications include recommender systems, correlation analysis, signal processing, among others. Binary matrices are a particular case which has received significant attention for…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2019-01-30 Ignacio Ramirez