LDU FACTORIZATION OF NONSINGULAR TOTALLY NONPOSITIVE MATRICES

被引:16
作者
Canto, Rafael [1 ]
Koev, Plamen [2 ]
Ricarte, Beatriz [1 ]
Urbano, Ana M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Matemat Multidisciplinar, E-46071 Valencia, Spain
[2] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Math, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
关键词
nonsingular matrix; totally nonpositive matrix; LDU factorization;
D O I
10.1137/060662897
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
An n x n real matrix A is said to be (totally negative) totally nonpositive if every minor is (negative) nonpositive. In this paper, we study the properties of a totally nonpositive matrix and characterize the case of a nonsingular totally nonpositive matrix A, with a(11) < 0 in terms of its LDU factorization (L(U)) is a unit lower- (upper-) triangular matrix, respectively, and D is a diagonal matrix). This characterization allows us to significantly reduce the number of minors to be checked in order to decide the total nonpositivity of a nonsingular matrix with a negative ( 1, 1) entry.
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页码:777 / 782
页数:6
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