Spectral Theory of Tensors, Tensor (Rank) Decompositions, and Their Applications

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "Algebra, Geometry and Topology".

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Department of Mathematics, School of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Interests: tensor eigenvalue problems; hypergraph theory; numerical linear algebra

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Dear Colleagues,

The study of higher-order tensors (multi-dimensional arrays) has been an active research area for over a decade. Numerous significant progresses have been made in the front on eigenvalue problems for tensors, tensor rank problems, tensor decompositions problems, and spectral hypergraph theory,  just to name a few, while new discoveries are being made as we speak. Alongside theoretical development, a wide range of applications found their way in Numerical Multilinear Algebra, Image Processing, Statistical Data Analysis, Multi-relational data mining, best rank-one approximation, Convex Optimizations, Higher-order Markov chains, and Quantum entanglement problems, etc.

Prof. Dr. Tan Zhang
Prof. Dr. Shenglong Hu
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Keywords

  • tensor eigenvalues
  • tensor ranks
  • tensor decompositions
  • spectral hypergraph theory
  • positive semi-definite programming
  • higher-order Markov chains

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The ασ-Approximation Property and Its Related Operator Ideals
by Ju Myung Kim
Mathematics 2024, 12(13), 2006; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12132006 - 28 Jun 2024
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In this paper, we study the σ-tensor norm (ασ), the absolutely τ-summing operator and the σ-nuclear operator. We characterize the ασ-approximation property in terms of some density of the space of absolutely τ-summing operators. [...] Read more.
In this paper, we study the σ-tensor norm (ασ), the absolutely τ-summing operator and the σ-nuclear operator. We characterize the ασ-approximation property in terms of some density of the space of absolutely τ-summing operators. When X* or Y*** has the approximation property, we prove that an operator T from X to Y is σ-nuclear if the adjoint of T is σ-nuclear. Full article
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The Nearest Zero Eigenvector of a Weakly Symmetric Tensor from a Given Point
by Kelly Pearson and Tan Zhang
Mathematics 2024, 12(5), 705; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12050705 - 28 Feb 2024
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We begin with a degree m real homogeneous polynomial in n indeterminants and bound the distance from a given n-dimensional real vector to the real vanishing of the homogeneous polynomial. We then apply these bounds to the real homogeneous polynomial associated with [...] Read more.
We begin with a degree m real homogeneous polynomial in n indeterminants and bound the distance from a given n-dimensional real vector to the real vanishing of the homogeneous polynomial. We then apply these bounds to the real homogeneous polynomial associated with a nonzero m-order n-dimensional weakly symmetric tensor which has zero as an eigenvalue. We provide “nested spheres” conditions to bound the distance from a given n-dimensional real vector to the nearest zero eigenvector. Full article
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