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A comparison principle for functions of a uniformly random subspace

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Abstract

This note demonstrates that it is possible to bound the expectation of an arbitrary norm of a random matrix drawn from the Stiefel manifold in terms of the expected norm of a standard Gaussian matrix with the same dimensions. A related comparison holds for any convex function of a random matrix drawn from the Stiefel manifold. For certain norms, a reversed inequality is also valid.

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@article{arxiv.1102.0534,
  title  = {A comparison principle for functions of a uniformly random subspace},
  author = {Joel A. Tropp},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.0534},
  year   = {2014}
}

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8 pages

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