On the nonnegative rank of positive operators

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Autori principali: Drnovšek, Roman, Kandić, Marko
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author Drnovšek, Roman
Kandić, Marko
author_facet Drnovšek, Roman
Kandić, Marko
contents In this paper we introduce the concept of a nonnegative rank of a positive operator $T\colon X\to Y$ between ordered vector spaces. In the case of nonnegative matrices, our definition agrees with the standard definition of a nonnegative rank. Under some natural and mild assumptions on the cone $Y_+$, we prove that the nonnegative rank and the rank agree whenever the rank is at most two. This can be considered as the infinite-dimensional version of \cite[Theorem 4.1]{CR93}. We also provide an example of a positive rank-three operator on the Banach lattice $C[0,1]$ with an infinite nonnegative rank.exceed $\lceil 6\min\{m,n\}/7\rceil$.
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spellingShingle On the nonnegative rank of positive operators
Drnovšek, Roman
Kandić, Marko
Functional Analysis
47B65, 46A40
In this paper we introduce the concept of a nonnegative rank of a positive operator $T\colon X\to Y$ between ordered vector spaces. In the case of nonnegative matrices, our definition agrees with the standard definition of a nonnegative rank. Under some natural and mild assumptions on the cone $Y_+$, we prove that the nonnegative rank and the rank agree whenever the rank is at most two. This can be considered as the infinite-dimensional version of \cite[Theorem 4.1]{CR93}. We also provide an example of a positive rank-three operator on the Banach lattice $C[0,1]$ with an infinite nonnegative rank.exceed $\lceil 6\min\{m,n\}/7\rceil$.
title On the nonnegative rank of positive operators
topic Functional Analysis
47B65, 46A40
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.21232