Matrix Structures: Numerical Methods and Applications

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematics and Computer Science".

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Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria Via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
Interests: structured matrices; discrete fractional differential equations; discrete ill-posed problems; images deblurring and denoising; multigrid methods; spectral analysis and preconditioning

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Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria Via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
Interests: structured matrices; discrete fractional differential equations; multigrid and preconditioning; spectral analysis of matrix-sequences; approximation theory; image deblurring

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Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy
Interests: numerical solution of structured Markov chains; nonlinear matrix equations; algebraic Riccati equations; functions of matrices; structured matrices

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Dear Colleagues,

It is very often the case that the mathematical modeling of real-world problems leads to linear algebra issues involving structured matrices. Matrix patterns, like the Toeplitz, Hankel, Vandermonde, Cauchy, banded, semiseparable, Hessenberg, block, and multilevel matrices, reflect the specific features of the problems appearing in a variety of applications. Applicative areas include integral and differential equations (possibly of fractional order), interpolation, polynomial computation, least squares and regularization, matrix equations, control theory, queueing theory and Markov chains, and image and signal processing.

The theoretical and computational analysis of the structured matrices is a crucial step in the numerical solution of the problems that they model. Indeed, based on the peculiar properties of the involved structure, efficient solution algorithms can be designed and analyzed.

This Special Issue collects papers with the aim to uncover and exploit structured matrices in a group of applicative areas. Special attention is devoted to the algebraic, analytic, and spectral study of the arising structured matrices, and to the design of fast algorithms for the solution of the corresponding problems.

Prof. Dr. Marco Donatelli
Dr. Mariarosa Mazza
Prof. Dr. Beatrice Meini
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Keywords

  • Structured matrices
  • Matrix algebras
  • Low-rank approximations
  • Matrix equations
  • Spectral analysis
  • Preconditioning
  • Iterative methods
  • Regularization of ill-posed problems

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Nonnegative Inverse Elementary Divisors Problem for Lists with Nonnegative Real Parts
by Hans Nina, Hector Flores Callisaya, H. Pickmann-Soto and Jonnathan Rodriguez
Mathematics 2020, 8(10), 1662; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8101662 - 27 Sep 2020
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In this paper, sufficient conditions for the existence and construction of nonnegative matrices with prescribed elementary divisors for a list of complex numbers with nonnegative real part are obtained, and the corresponding nonnegative matrices are constructed. In addition, results of how to perturb [...] Read more.
In this paper, sufficient conditions for the existence and construction of nonnegative matrices with prescribed elementary divisors for a list of complex numbers with nonnegative real part are obtained, and the corresponding nonnegative matrices are constructed. In addition, results of how to perturb complex eigenvalues of a nonnegative matrix while keeping its elementary divisors and its nonnegativity are derived. Full article
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Strong, Strongly Universal and Weak Interval Eigenvectors in Max-Plus Algebra
by Martin Gavalec, Ján Plavka and Daniela Ponce
Mathematics 2020, 8(8), 1348; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8081348 - 12 Aug 2020
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The optimization problems, such as scheduling or project management, in which the objective function depends on the operations maximum and plus, can be naturally formulated and solved in max-plus algebra. A system of discrete events, e.g., activations of processors in parallel computing, [...] Read more.
The optimization problems, such as scheduling or project management, in which the objective function depends on the operations maximum and plus, can be naturally formulated and solved in max-plus algebra. A system of discrete events, e.g., activations of processors in parallel computing, or activations of some other cooperating machines, is described by a systems of max-plus linear equations. In particular, if the system is in a steady state, such as a synchronized computer network in data processing, then the state vector is an eigenvector of the system. In reality, the entries of matrices and vectors are considered as intervals. The properties and recognition algorithms for several types of interval eigenvectors are studied in this paper. For a given interval matrix and interval vector, a set of generators is defined. Then, the strong and the strongly universal eigenvectors are studied and described as max-plus linear combinations of generators. Moreover, a polynomial recognition algorithm is suggested and its correctness is proved. Similar results are presented for the weak eigenvectors. The results are illustrated by numerical examples. The results have a general character and can be applied in every max-plus algebra and every instance of the interval eigenproblem. Full article
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Tensor Global Extrapolation Methods Using the n-Mode and the Einstein Products
by Alaa El Ichi, Khalide Jbilou and Rachid Sadaka
Mathematics 2020, 8(8), 1298; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8081298 - 5 Aug 2020
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In this paper, we present new Tensor extrapolation methods as generalizations of well known vector, matrix and block extrapolation methods such as polynomial extrapolation methods or ϵ-type algorithms. We will define new tensor products that will be used to introduce global tensor [...] Read more.
In this paper, we present new Tensor extrapolation methods as generalizations of well known vector, matrix and block extrapolation methods such as polynomial extrapolation methods or ϵ-type algorithms. We will define new tensor products that will be used to introduce global tensor extrapolation methods. We discuss the application of these methods to the solution of linear and non linear tensor systems of equations and propose an efficient implementation of these methods via the global-QR decomposition. Full article
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Characteristic Polynomials and Eigenvalues for Certain Classes of Pentadiagonal Matrices
by María Alejandra Alvarez, André Ebling Brondani, Francisca Andrea Macedo França and Luis A. Medina C.
Mathematics 2020, 8(7), 1056; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8071056 - 1 Jul 2020
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There exist pentadiagonal matrices which are diagonally similar to symmetric matrices. In this work we describe explicitly the diagonal matrix that gives this transformation for certain pentadiagonal matrices. We also consider particular classes of pentadiagonal matrices and obtain recursive formulas for the characteristic [...] Read more.
There exist pentadiagonal matrices which are diagonally similar to symmetric matrices. In this work we describe explicitly the diagonal matrix that gives this transformation for certain pentadiagonal matrices. We also consider particular classes of pentadiagonal matrices and obtain recursive formulas for the characteristic polynomial and explicit formulas for their eigenvalues. Full article
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Applications of the Periodogram Method for Perturbed Block Toeplitz Matrices in Statistical Signal Processing
by Jesús Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, Xabier Insausti and Marta Zárraga-Rodríguez
Mathematics 2020, 8(4), 582; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8040582 - 14 Apr 2020
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In this paper, we combine the periodogram method for perturbed block Toeplitz matrices with the Cholesky decomposition to give a parameter estimation method for any perturbed vector autoregressive (VAR) or vector moving average (VMA) process, when we only know a perturbed version of [...] Read more.
In this paper, we combine the periodogram method for perturbed block Toeplitz matrices with the Cholesky decomposition to give a parameter estimation method for any perturbed vector autoregressive (VAR) or vector moving average (VMA) process, when we only know a perturbed version of the sequence of correlation matrices of the process. In order to combine the periodogram method for perturbed block Toeplitz matrices with the Cholesky decomposition, we first need to generalize a known result on the Cholesky decomposition of Toeplitz matrices to perturbed block Toeplitz matrices. Full article
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A Note on NIEP for Leslie and Doubly Leslie Matrices
by Luis Medina, Hans Nina and Elvis Valero
Mathematics 2020, 8(4), 559; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8040559 - 10 Apr 2020
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The nonnegative inverse eigenvalue problem (NIEP) consists of finding necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a nonnegative matrix with a given list of complex numbers as its spectrum. If the matrix is required to be Leslie (doubly Leslie), the problem is [...] Read more.
The nonnegative inverse eigenvalue problem (NIEP) consists of finding necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a nonnegative matrix with a given list of complex numbers as its spectrum. If the matrix is required to be Leslie (doubly Leslie), the problem is called the Leslie (doubly Leslie) nonnegative eigenvalue inverse problem. In this paper, necessary and/or sufficient conditions for the existence and construction of Leslie and doubly Leslie matrices with a given spectrum are considered. Full article
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Generalized Structure Preserving Preconditioners for Frame-Based Image Deblurring
by Davide Bianchi and Alessandro Buccini
Mathematics 2020, 8(4), 468; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8040468 - 27 Mar 2020
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We are interested in fast and stable iterative regularization methods for image deblurring problems with space invariant blur. The associated coefficient matrix has a Block Toeplitz Toeplitz Blocks (BTTB) like structure plus a small rank correction depending on the boundary conditions imposed on [...] Read more.
We are interested in fast and stable iterative regularization methods for image deblurring problems with space invariant blur. The associated coefficient matrix has a Block Toeplitz Toeplitz Blocks (BTTB) like structure plus a small rank correction depending on the boundary conditions imposed on the imaging model. In the literature, several strategies have been proposed in the attempt to define proper preconditioner for iterative regularization methods that involve such linear systems. Usually, the preconditioner is chosen to be a Block Circulant with Circulant Blocks (BCCB) matrix because it can efficiently exploit Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) for any computation, including the (pseudo-)inversion. Nevertheless, for ill-conditioned problems, it is well known that BCCB preconditioners cannot provide a strong clustering of the eigenvalues. Moreover, in order to get an effective preconditioner, it is crucial to preserve the structure of the coefficient matrix. On the other hand, thresholding iterative methods have been recently successfully applied to image deblurring problems, exploiting the sparsity of the image in a proper wavelet domain. Motivated by the results of recent papers, the main novelty of this work is combining nonstationary structure preserving preconditioners with general regularizing operators which hold in their kernel the key features of the true solution that we wish to preserve. Several numerical experiments shows the performances of our methods in terms of quality of the restorations. Full article
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Multigrid for Q k Finite Element Matrices Using a (Block) Toeplitz Symbol Approach
by Paola Ferrari, Ryma Imene Rahla, Cristina Tablino-Possio, Skander Belhaj and Stefano Serra-Capizzano
Mathematics 2020, 8(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/math8010005 - 18 Dec 2019
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In the present paper, we consider multigrid strategies for the resolution of linear systems arising from the Q k Finite Elements approximation of one- and higher-dimensional elliptic partial differential equations with Dirichlet boundary conditions and where the operator is [...] Read more.
In the present paper, we consider multigrid strategies for the resolution of linear systems arising from the Q k Finite Elements approximation of one- and higher-dimensional elliptic partial differential equations with Dirichlet boundary conditions and where the operator is div a ( x ) · , with a continuous and positive over Ω ¯ , Ω being an open and bounded subset of R 2 . While the analysis is performed in one dimension, the numerics are carried out also in higher dimension d 2 , showing an optimal behavior in terms of the dependency on the matrix size and a substantial robustness with respect to the dimensionality d and to the polynomial degree k. Full article
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