Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4602907 | Linear Algebra and its Applications | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We prove that among all the matrices that are similar to a given square complex matrix, the Jordan canonical form has the largest number of off-diagonal zero entries. We also characterize those matrices that attain this largest number.
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