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On optimal symmetric orthogonalisation and square roots of a normal matrix

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Nagwa Sherif
Nagwa Sherif
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science University of Qatar, Doha Qatar
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Abstract

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It is well known that the factors in the polar decomposition of a full rank real m × n matrix, m ≥ n possess best approximation properties. We propose an iterative technique to compute the polar factors based on these best approximation properties. For normal matrices, the polar decomposition is useful. It is applied to compute the principal square roots of real and complex normal matrices.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , April 1993 , pp. 233 - 246
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1993

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