Coval description of the boundary of a numerical range and the secondary values of a matrix

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Main Author: Blaschke, Petr
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Published: 2024
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author Blaschke, Petr
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contents The boundary of a numerical range of a finite matrix is always a nice curve (algebraic, closed and simple), but the equation it satisfies is often very complicated. We will show that, furthermore, there is no hope of describing these curves in terms of distances from the eigenvalues -- as the dimension~2, where the numerical range is just an ellipse, would suggest. But, as we will show, there is a remarkably simple ``coval'' description in terms of distances to \textit{tangent lines}. Provided that one measures these distances not only to the eigenvalues but also to additional points, the most important of which are \textit{secondary values} -- which we will define and describe their algebraic and geometric properties.
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Blaschke, Petr
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The boundary of a numerical range of a finite matrix is always a nice curve (algebraic, closed and simple), but the equation it satisfies is often very complicated. We will show that, furthermore, there is no hope of describing these curves in terms of distances from the eigenvalues -- as the dimension~2, where the numerical range is just an ellipse, would suggest. But, as we will show, there is a remarkably simple ``coval'' description in terms of distances to \textit{tangent lines}. Provided that one measures these distances not only to the eigenvalues but also to additional points, the most important of which are \textit{secondary values} -- which we will define and describe their algebraic and geometric properties.
title Coval description of the boundary of a numerical range and the secondary values of a matrix
topic History and Overview
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.03744