Optimality of the trace of a product of matrices

Authors

  • Héctor Miranda P. Universidad de Bío Bío.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22199/S07160917.1999.0001.00005

Keywords:

Trace inequality, Singular values

Abstract

A simple and short proof of the optimality conditions in the John von Neumann trace inequality for singular values is shown. Possible generalizations and special cases are also considered.

Author Biography

Héctor Miranda P., Universidad de Bío Bío.

Departamento de Matemáticas.

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Published

2018-04-04

How to Cite

[1]
H. Miranda P., “Optimality of the trace of a product of matrices”, Proyecciones (Antofagasta, On line), vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 71-76, Apr. 2018.

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