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Eigenvalues of real symmetric matrices

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Abstract

We present a proof of the existence of real eigenvalues of real symmetric matrices which does not rely on any limit or compactness arguments, but only uses the notions of "sup", "inf".

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@article{arxiv.1406.0259,
  title  = {Eigenvalues of real symmetric matrices},
  author = {Meinolf Geck},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.0259},
  year   = {2014}
}

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2 pages; appears in the Amer. Math. Monthly (2015)

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