May 18 – 22, 2026
Virginia Tech
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Resolving Inverse Singular Value Problems with Spoiler Spaces

May 21, 2026, 11:00 AM
25m
Goodwin Hall 155 (Virginia Tech)

Goodwin Hall 155

Virginia Tech

Minisymposium Talk The Inverse Eigenvalue Problem of a Graph and Zero Forcing The Inverse Eigenvalue Problem of a Graph and Zero Forcing

Speaker

Caleb Cheung (University of Wyoming)

Description

Let $A$ be an $m \times n$ matrix. The spoiler space of $A$ is the set of all $m\times n$ matrices $X$ such that, $XA^\top$ is symmetric, $A^\top X$ is symmetric, and $X\circ A = O$, where "$\circ$" denotes the entrywise Schur product. If the spoiler space of $A$ contains only the 0 matrix, we say that $A$ has the Strong Singular Value Property (SSVP). The SSVP gives us access to a rich toolset for resolving inverse singular value problems. In this talk, we will discuss results pertaining to the spoiler space, its orthogonal complement, the tangent space, as well as the singular value multiplicity lists of various matrices and how they are connected.

Authors

Bryan Shader (University of Wyoming) Caleb Cheung (University of Wyoming)

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