Totally positive matrix

Not to be confused with Positive matrix and Positive-definite matrix.

In mathematics, a totally positive matrix is a square matrix in which the determinant of every square submatrix, including the minors, is not negative.[1] A totally positive matrix also has all nonnegative eigenvalues.

Definition

Let

be an n × n matrix, where n, p, k, are all integers so that:

Then A is a totally positive matrix if:[2]

for all p. Each integer p corresponds to a p × p submatrix of A.

History

Topics which historically led to the development of the theory of total positivity include the study of:[2]

Examples

For example, a Vandermonde matrix whose nodes are positive and increasing is a totally positive matrix.

See also

References

  1. George M. Phillips (2003), "Total Positivity", Interpolation and Approximation by Polynomials, Springer, p. 274, ISBN 9780387002156
  2. 1 2 Spectral Properties of Totally Positive Kernels and Matrices, Allan Pinkus

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