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Real Polynomial Gram Matrices Without Real Spectral Factors

Signal Processing 2019-03-12 v1

Abstract

It is well known that a non-negative definite polynomial matrix (a polynomial Gramian) G(t)G(t) can be written as a product of its polynomial spectral factors, G(t)=X(t)HX(t)G(t) = X(t)^H X(t). In this paper, we give a new algebraic characterization of spectral factors when G(t)G(t) is real-valued. The key idea is to construct a representation set that is in bijection with the set of real polynomial Gramians. We use the derived characterization to identify the set of all complex polynomial matrices that generate real-valued Gramians, and we formulate a conjecture that typical rank-deficient real polynomial Gramians have real spectral factors.

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@article{arxiv.1903.04085,
  title  = {Real Polynomial Gram Matrices Without Real Spectral Factors},
  author = {Puoya Tabaghi and Ivan Dokmanić},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.04085},
  year   = {2019}
}
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