Centered PSD matrices with thin spectrum are M-matrices

We show that real, symmetric, centered (zero row sum) positive semidefinite matrices of order n and rank n − 1 with eigenvalue ratio λ max / λ min ≤ n / ( n − 2 ) between the largest and smallest nonzero eigenvalue have nonpositive off-diagonal entries, and that this eigenvalue criterion is ti...

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Main Author: Devriendt, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: University of Wyoming Libraries 2023
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description We show that real, symmetric, centered (zero row sum) positive semidefinite matrices of order n and rank n − 1 with eigenvalue ratio λ max / λ min ≤ n / ( n − 2 ) between the largest and smallest nonzero eigenvalue have nonpositive off-diagonal entries, and that this eigenvalue criterion is tight. The result is relevant in the context of matrix theory and inverse eigenvalue problems, and we discuss an application to Laplacian matrices.
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Centered PSD matrices with thin spectrum are M-matrices
title Centered PSD matrices with thin spectrum are M-matrices
title_full Centered PSD matrices with thin spectrum are M-matrices
title_fullStr Centered PSD matrices with thin spectrum are M-matrices
title_full_unstemmed Centered PSD matrices with thin spectrum are M-matrices
title_short Centered PSD matrices with thin spectrum are M-matrices
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