{"title":"P-matrix powers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.laa.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A <em>P</em>-matrix is a matrix all of whose principal minors are positive. We demonstrate that the fractional powers of a <em>P</em>-matrix are also <em>P</em>-matrices. This insight allows us to affirmatively address a longstanding conjecture raised in Hershkowitz and Johnson (1986) <span><span>[8]</span></span>: It is shown that if <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>A</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>k</mi></mrow></msup></math></span> is a <em>P</em>-matrix for all positive integers <em>k</em>, then the eigenvalues of <em>A</em> are positive.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18043,"journal":{"name":"Linear Algebra and its Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Linear Algebra and its Applications","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024379524002842","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATHEMATICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A P-matrix is a matrix all of whose principal minors are positive. We demonstrate that the fractional powers of a P-matrix are also P-matrices. This insight allows us to affirmatively address a longstanding conjecture raised in Hershkowitz and Johnson (1986) [8]: It is shown that if is a P-matrix for all positive integers k, then the eigenvalues of A are positive.
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Linear Algebra and its Applications publishes articles that contribute new information or new insights to matrix theory and finite dimensional linear algebra in their algebraic, arithmetic, combinatorial, geometric, or numerical aspects. It also publishes articles that give significant applications of matrix theory or linear algebra to other branches of mathematics and to other sciences. Articles that provide new information or perspectives on the historical development of matrix theory and linear algebra are also welcome. Expository articles which can serve as an introduction to a subject for workers in related areas and which bring one to the frontiers of research are encouraged. Reviews of books are published occasionally as are conference reports that provide an historical record of major meetings on matrix theory and linear algebra.