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Real logarithms of semi-simple matrices. (English) Zbl 1526.15007

Summary: We study the differential and topological structures of the set of real logarithms of any semi-simple non-singular matrix and of the set of real skew-symmetric logarithms of any special orthogonal matrix.

MSC:

15A15 Determinants, permanents, traces, other special matrix functions
22E30 Analysis on real and complex Lie groups
53C30 Differential geometry of homogeneous manifolds
15B10 Orthogonal matrices

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