Multiplicative trace and spectrum preservers on stochastic matrices

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Main Authors: Tsai, Ming-Cheng, Huang, Huajun
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author Tsai, Ming-Cheng
Huang, Huajun
author_facet Tsai, Ming-Cheng
Huang, Huajun
contents We characterize maps $ϕ_i: \mathcal{S} \to \mathcal{S}$, $i=1, \ldots, m$ and $m\ge 1$, that have the multiplicative spectrum or trace preserving property: \begin{eqnarray*} \textrm{spec} (ϕ_1(A_1)\cdots ϕ_m(A_m)) &=& \textrm{spec} (A_1\cdots A_m),\quad\text{or}\quad \textrm{tr} (ϕ_1(A_1)\cdots ϕ_m(A_m)) &=& \textrm{tr} (A_1\cdots A_m), \end{eqnarray*} where $\mathcal{S}$ is the set of $n\times n$ doubly stochastic, row stochastic, or column stochastic matrices, or the space spanned by one of these sets. Linearity is assumed when $m=1$. We show that every stochastic matrix contains a real doubly stochastic component that carries the spectral information. In consequence, the multiplicative spectrum or trace preservers on these sets $ \mathcal{S} $ are linked to the corresponding preservers on the space of doubly stochastic matrices. Moreover, when $m\ge 3$, multiplicative trace preservers always coincide with multiplicative spectrum preservers.
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spellingShingle Multiplicative trace and spectrum preservers on stochastic matrices
Tsai, Ming-Cheng
Huang, Huajun
Functional Analysis
Operator Algebras
Probability
Primary 15A86, Secondary 47B49, 15A15, 15A18
We characterize maps $ϕ_i: \mathcal{S} \to \mathcal{S}$, $i=1, \ldots, m$ and $m\ge 1$, that have the multiplicative spectrum or trace preserving property: \begin{eqnarray*} \textrm{spec} (ϕ_1(A_1)\cdots ϕ_m(A_m)) &=& \textrm{spec} (A_1\cdots A_m),\quad\text{or}\quad \textrm{tr} (ϕ_1(A_1)\cdots ϕ_m(A_m)) &=& \textrm{tr} (A_1\cdots A_m), \end{eqnarray*} where $\mathcal{S}$ is the set of $n\times n$ doubly stochastic, row stochastic, or column stochastic matrices, or the space spanned by one of these sets. Linearity is assumed when $m=1$. We show that every stochastic matrix contains a real doubly stochastic component that carries the spectral information. In consequence, the multiplicative spectrum or trace preservers on these sets $ \mathcal{S} $ are linked to the corresponding preservers on the space of doubly stochastic matrices. Moreover, when $m\ge 3$, multiplicative trace preservers always coincide with multiplicative spectrum preservers.
title Multiplicative trace and spectrum preservers on stochastic matrices
topic Functional Analysis
Operator Algebras
Probability
Primary 15A86, Secondary 47B49, 15A15, 15A18
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22743