Largest eigenvalue of matrix product $A^T B A$












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With $A in mathbb{S}^{d times d}_+$ (symmetric positive semi definite) and $B in mathbb{S}^{d times d}_{++}$ (symmetric positive definite), can we rewrite or upper bound $lambda_{max}(A^T B A)$ in terms of eigenvalues of $A$ and $B$?










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    With $A in mathbb{S}^{d times d}_+$ (symmetric positive semi definite) and $B in mathbb{S}^{d times d}_{++}$ (symmetric positive definite), can we rewrite or upper bound $lambda_{max}(A^T B A)$ in terms of eigenvalues of $A$ and $B$?










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      With $A in mathbb{S}^{d times d}_+$ (symmetric positive semi definite) and $B in mathbb{S}^{d times d}_{++}$ (symmetric positive definite), can we rewrite or upper bound $lambda_{max}(A^T B A)$ in terms of eigenvalues of $A$ and $B$?










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      With $A in mathbb{S}^{d times d}_+$ (symmetric positive semi definite) and $B in mathbb{S}^{d times d}_{++}$ (symmetric positive definite), can we rewrite or upper bound $lambda_{max}(A^T B A)$ in terms of eigenvalues of $A$ and $B$?







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          For a quadratic positive semi-definite matrix $M$ we have $lambda_rm{max}(M) = | M |_2$, where $|cdot |_2$ is the operator norm corresponding to the euclidean norm. Since operator norms are submultiplicative:



          $$lambda_rm{max}(A^T B A) = |A^T B A|_2 leq |A^T|_2 |B|_2 |A|_2 = lambda_rm{max}(A)^2 cdot lambda_rm{max}(B)$$



          Equality can be easily achieved using diagonal matrices.






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            Thank you for the help! I didn't realize operator norm has sub-multiplicativity. For people who want to see proof for sub-multiplicativity. math.stackexchange.com/a/580838/637666
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          For a quadratic positive semi-definite matrix $M$ we have $lambda_rm{max}(M) = | M |_2$, where $|cdot |_2$ is the operator norm corresponding to the euclidean norm. Since operator norms are submultiplicative:



          $$lambda_rm{max}(A^T B A) = |A^T B A|_2 leq |A^T|_2 |B|_2 |A|_2 = lambda_rm{max}(A)^2 cdot lambda_rm{max}(B)$$



          Equality can be easily achieved using diagonal matrices.






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            Thank you for the help! I didn't realize operator norm has sub-multiplicativity. For people who want to see proof for sub-multiplicativity. math.stackexchange.com/a/580838/637666
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          For a quadratic positive semi-definite matrix $M$ we have $lambda_rm{max}(M) = | M |_2$, where $|cdot |_2$ is the operator norm corresponding to the euclidean norm. Since operator norms are submultiplicative:



          $$lambda_rm{max}(A^T B A) = |A^T B A|_2 leq |A^T|_2 |B|_2 |A|_2 = lambda_rm{max}(A)^2 cdot lambda_rm{max}(B)$$



          Equality can be easily achieved using diagonal matrices.






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            Thank you for the help! I didn't realize operator norm has sub-multiplicativity. For people who want to see proof for sub-multiplicativity. math.stackexchange.com/a/580838/637666
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          For a quadratic positive semi-definite matrix $M$ we have $lambda_rm{max}(M) = | M |_2$, where $|cdot |_2$ is the operator norm corresponding to the euclidean norm. Since operator norms are submultiplicative:



          $$lambda_rm{max}(A^T B A) = |A^T B A|_2 leq |A^T|_2 |B|_2 |A|_2 = lambda_rm{max}(A)^2 cdot lambda_rm{max}(B)$$



          Equality can be easily achieved using diagonal matrices.






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          For a quadratic positive semi-definite matrix $M$ we have $lambda_rm{max}(M) = | M |_2$, where $|cdot |_2$ is the operator norm corresponding to the euclidean norm. Since operator norms are submultiplicative:



          $$lambda_rm{max}(A^T B A) = |A^T B A|_2 leq |A^T|_2 |B|_2 |A|_2 = lambda_rm{max}(A)^2 cdot lambda_rm{max}(B)$$



          Equality can be easily achieved using diagonal matrices.







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            Thank you for the help! I didn't realize operator norm has sub-multiplicativity. For people who want to see proof for sub-multiplicativity. math.stackexchange.com/a/580838/637666
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            Thank you for the help! I didn't realize operator norm has sub-multiplicativity. For people who want to see proof for sub-multiplicativity. math.stackexchange.com/a/580838/637666
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            – Chuanhao Li
            Jan 23 at 22:45


















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          Thank you for the help! I didn't realize operator norm has sub-multiplicativity. For people who want to see proof for sub-multiplicativity. math.stackexchange.com/a/580838/637666
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          – Chuanhao Li
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