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We obtain a sufficient condition for the convexity of quaternionic numerical range for complex matrices in terms of its complex numerical range. It is also shown that the Bild coincides with complex numerical range for real matrices. From…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2019-04-08 Luís Carvalho , Cristina Diogo , Sérgio Mendes

Conditions are established for rank three partial isometries to have circular components contained in their Kippenhahn curves. In particular, such matrices with circular numerical ranges are described. It is also established that the…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-21 Nikita Popov , Eric Shen , Ilya M. Spitkovsky

The paper reviews properties of the Weyl functional calculus for several operators and its relation to the generalised numerical range of $n$ hermitian matrices. The support and singular support of the Weyl functional calculus for $n$…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-18 Brian Jefferies

Several new verifiable conditions are established for block matrices with scalar diagonal blocks to have the numerical range equal the convex hull of at most k ellipses where k by k is the size of the smaller diagonal block. For k = 2,…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-25 Titas Geryba , Ilya M. Spitkovsky

We analyze the joint numerical range $W$ of three hermitian matrices of order four. In the generic case, this three-dimensional convex set has a smooth boundary. We analyze non-generic structures. Fifteen possible classes regarding the…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-14 Piotr Pikul , Ilya Spitkovsky , Konrad Szymański , Stephan Weis , Karol Życzkowski

The paper explores further the computation of the quaternionic numerical range of a complex matrix. We prove a modified version of a conjecture by So and Tompson. Specifically, we show that the shape of the quaternionic numerical range for…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-10 Luís Carvalho , Cristina Diogo , Sérgio Mendes

Let ${\mathcal B}({\mathcal H})$ be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on the Hilbert space ${\mathcal H}$. For a positive integer $k$ less than the dimension of ${\mathcal H}$ and ${\mathbf A} = (A_1, \dots, A_m)\in {\mathcal…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-17 Jor-Ting Chan , Chi-Kwong Li , Yiu-Tung Poon

We investigate the set of quantum states that can be shown to be $k$-incoherent based only on their eigenvalues (equivalently, we explore which Hermitian matrices can be shown to have small factor width based only on their eigenvalues). In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-21 Nathaniel Johnston , Shirin Moein , Rajesh Pereira , Sarah Plosker

A general framework is described which associates geometrical structures to any set of $D$ finite-dimensional hermitian matrices $X^a, \ a=1,...,D$. This framework generalizes and systematizes the well-known examples of fuzzy spaces, and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-02-09 Harold C. Steinacker

We prove that two n-by-n matrices A and B have their rank-k numerical ranges $\Lambda_k(A)$ and $\Lambda_k(B)$ equal to each other for all k, $1\le k\le \lfloor n/2\rfloor+1$, if and only if their Kippenhahn polynomials…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2013-10-22 Hwa-Long Gau , Pei Yuan Wu

This article describes a method to compute successive convex approximations of the convex hull of a set of points in R^n that are the solutions to a system of polynomial equations over the reals. The method relies on sums of squares of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-07-27 João Gouveia , Rekha R. Thomas

In this paper, we study the properties of Connes spectral distances between quantum states under unitary transformations. We mainly focus on spectral triples with matrix algebras acting on finite dimensional Hilbert spaces via some linear…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-05-14 Ji-Hong Wang , Bing-Sheng Lin , Zhi-Kang You

States of a quantum mechanical system are represented by rays in a complex Hilbert space. The space of rays has, naturally, the structure of a K\"ahler manifold. This leads to a geometrical formulation of the postulates of quantum mechanics…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Abhay Ashtekar , Troy A. Schilling

Numerical range of a Hermitian operator X is defined as the set of all possible expectation values of this observable among a normalized quantum state. We analyze a modification of this definition in which the expectation value is taken…

We define solvable quantum mechanical systems on a Hilbert space spanned by bipartite ribbon graphs with a fixed number of edges. The Hilbert space is also an associative algebra, where the product is derived from permutation group…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-07-17 Joseph Ben Geloun , Sanjaye Ramgoolam

In this note, we prove the following inequality for the norm of a convex body $K$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 2$: $N(K) \leq \frac{\pi^{\frac{n-1}{2}}}{2 \Gamma \left(\frac{n+1}{2}\right)}\cdot \operatorname{length} (\gamma) +…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2022-10-04 Yurii Nikonorov

Quantum permutation matrices and quantum magic squares are generalizations of permutation matrices and magic squares, where the entries are no longer numbers but elements from arbitrary (non-commutative) algebras. The famous Birkhoff--von…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-17 Gemma De las Cuevas , Tom Drescher , Tim Netzer

In this article, the two-parameter quantum Heisenberg enveloping algebra, which serves as a model for certain quantum generalized Heisenberg algebras, have been studied at roots of unity. In this context, the quantum Heisenberg enveloping…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2024-02-07 Sanu Bera , Sugata Mandal , Soumendu Nandy

This paper introduces and investigates the concept of the $q$-numerical range for tuples of bounded linear operators in Hilbert spaces. We establish various inequalities concerning the $q$-numerical radius associated with these operator…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-08 Kais Feki , Arnab Patra , Jyoti Rani , Zakaria Taki

We introduce a minimalistic notion of semiclassical quantization and use it to prove that the convex hull of the semiclassical spectrum of a quantum system given by a collection of commuting operators converges to the convex hull of the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-05-17 Álvaro Pelayo , Leonid Polterovich , San Vũ Ngoc