The joint numerical range of three hermitian $4\times 4$ matrices

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Autori principali: Pikul, Piotr, Spitkovsky, Ilya, Szymański, Konrad, Weis, Stephan, Życzkowski, Karol
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author Pikul, Piotr
Spitkovsky, Ilya
Szymański, Konrad
Weis, Stephan
Życzkowski, Karol
author_facet Pikul, Piotr
Spitkovsky, Ilya
Szymański, Konrad
Weis, Stephan
Życzkowski, Karol
contents We analyze the joint numerical range $W$ of three hermitian matrices of order four. In the generic case, this three-dimensional convex set has a smooth boundary. We analyze non-generic structures. Fifteen possible classes regarding the numbers of non-elliptic faces in the boundary of $W$ are identified and an explicit example is presented for each class. Secondly, it is shown that a nonempty intersection of three mutually distinct one-dimensional faces is a corner point. Thirdly, introducing a tensor product structure into $\mathbb C^4=\mathbb C^2\otimes\mathbb C^2$, one defines the separable joint numerical range - a subset of $W$ useful in studies of quantum entanglement. The boundary of the separable numerical range is compared with that of $W$.
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spellingShingle The joint numerical range of three hermitian $4\times 4$ matrices
Pikul, Piotr
Spitkovsky, Ilya
Szymański, Konrad
Weis, Stephan
Życzkowski, Karol
Functional Analysis
15A60, 52A15, 47L07, 52A20
We analyze the joint numerical range $W$ of three hermitian matrices of order four. In the generic case, this three-dimensional convex set has a smooth boundary. We analyze non-generic structures. Fifteen possible classes regarding the numbers of non-elliptic faces in the boundary of $W$ are identified and an explicit example is presented for each class. Secondly, it is shown that a nonempty intersection of three mutually distinct one-dimensional faces is a corner point. Thirdly, introducing a tensor product structure into $\mathbb C^4=\mathbb C^2\otimes\mathbb C^2$, one defines the separable joint numerical range - a subset of $W$ useful in studies of quantum entanglement. The boundary of the separable numerical range is compared with that of $W$.
title The joint numerical range of three hermitian $4\times 4$ matrices
topic Functional Analysis
15A60, 52A15, 47L07, 52A20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.27670