M. Weiner

Schatten norms and determinants of linear combinations of matrix tensor powers via virtual representations

Let $$X_n=\sum_{i=1}^s t_i A_i^{\otimes n},$$ where $A_1,\ldots,A_s\in M_d(\mathbb C)$ and $t_1,\ldots,t_s\in\mathbb C$ are fixed, while $n$ grows. Direct computation of determinants or Schatten norms of $X_n$ is exponential in $n$. For a single tensor power these quantities are elementary, and even the determinant of...