Eigenvalues of even very nice Toeplitz matrices can be unexpectedly erratic

Mauricio Barrera, Albrecht Böttcher, Sergei M. Grudsky, Egor A. Maximenko

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Abstract

It was shown in a series of recent publications that the eigenvalues of n × n Toeplitz matrices generated by so-called simple-loop symbols admit certain regular asymptotic expansions into negative powers of n + 1. On the other hand, recently two of the authors considered the pentadiagonal Toeplitz matrices generated by the symbol g(x) = (2 sin(x/2))4, which does not satisfy the simple-loop conditions, and derived asymptotic expansions of a more complicated form. Here we use these results to show that the eigenvalues of the pentadiagonal Toeplitz matrices do not admit the expected regular asymptotic expansion. This also delivers a counter-example to a conjecture by Ekström, Garoni, and Serra-Capizzano and reveals that the simple-loop condition is essential for the existence of the regular asymptotic expansion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOperator Theory
Subtitle of host publicationAdvances and Applications
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages51-77
Number of pages27
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Publication series

NameOperator Theory: Advances and Applications
Volume268
ISSN (Print)0255-0156
ISSN (Electronic)2296-4878

Keywords

  • Eigenvalue
  • Spectral asymptotics
  • Toeplitz matrix

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