Matrix Analysis

I A Review of Linear Algebra.- I.1 Vector Spaces and Inner Product Spaces.- I.2 Linear Operators and Matrices.- I.3 Direct Sums.- I.4 Tensor Products.- I.5 Symmetry Classes.- I.6 Problems.- I.7 Notes and References.- II Majorisation and Doubly Stochastic Matrices.- II.1 Basic Notions.- II. 2 Birkhoff's Theorem.- II.3 Convex and Monotone Functions.- II.4 Binary Algebraic Operations and Majorisation.- II.5 Problems.- II.6 Notes and References.- III Variational Principles for Eigenvalues.- III.1 The Minimax Principle for Eigenvalues.- III.2 Weyl's Inequalities.- III.3 Wielandt's Minimax Principle.- III.4 Lidskii's Theorems.- III. 5 Eigenvalues of Real Parts and Singular Values.- III.6 Problems.- III.7 Notes and References.- IV Symmetric Norms.- IV.l Norms on ?n.- IV.2 Unitarily Invariant Norms on Operators on ?n.- IV.3 Lidskii's Theorem (Third Proof).- IV.4 Weakly Unitarily Invariant Norms.- IV.5 Problems.- IV.6 Notes and References.- V Operator Monotone and Operator Convex Functions.- V.1 Definitions and Simple Examples.- V.2 Some Characterisations.- V.3 Smoothness Properties.- V.4 Loewner's Theorems.- V.5 Problems.- V.6 Notes and References.- VI Spectral Variation of Normal Matrices.- VI. 1 Continuity of Roots of Polynomials.- VI. 2 Hermitian and Skew-Hermitian Matrices.- VI. 3 Estimates in the Operator Norm.- VI. 4 Estimates in the Frobenius Norm.- VI. 5 Geometry and Spectral Variation: the Operator Norm.- VI. 6 Geometry and Spectral Variation: wui Norms.- VI. 7 Some Inequalities for the Determinant.- VI. 8 Problems.- VI. 9 Notes and References.- VII Perturbation of Spectral Subspaces of Normal Matrices.- VII. 1 Pairs of Subspaces.- VII. 2 The Equation AX - XB = Y.- VII. 3 Perturbation of Eigenspaces.- VII. 4 A Perturbation Bound for Eigenvalues.- VII.5 Perturbation of the Polar Factors.- VII. 6 Appendix: Evaluating the (Fourier) constants.- VII. 7 Problems.- VII. 8 Notes and References.- VIII Spectral Variation of Nonnormal Matrices.- VIII. 1 General Spectral

R. Bhatia

Matrix Analysis

"A highly readable and attractive account of the subject. The book is a must for anyone working in matrix analysis; it can be recommended to graduate students as well as to specialists."-ZENTRALBLATT MATH

"There is an ample selection of exercises carefully positioned throughout the text. In addition each chapter includes problems of varying difficulty in which themes from the main text are extended."-MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS