The Perfect–Mirsky conjecture for dimensions 6 through 11

Let DSnDS_n be the set of complex numbers that occur as eigenvalues of nn-by-nn doubly stochastic matrices, and let PMnPM_n be the union of the convex hulls of the kk-th roots of unity for knk\leq n. Perfect–Mirsky conjecture for 6n116\leq n\leq11.

DSn=PMnfor n=6,7,8,9,10,11.DS_n=PM_n\qquad\text{for }n=6,7,8,9,10,11.

This is a finite-dimensional strengthening of the general Perfect–Mirsky equality, motivated by the authors’ computations; the paper presents it as conjectural rather than proved.

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Amit Harlev, Charles R. Johnson and Derek Lim, “The Doubly Stochastic Single Eigenvalue Problem: A Computational Approach”, arXiv:1908.03647 (2020).

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