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Kippenhahnâs Theorem for the joint numerical range Sinn, Rainer

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By the Toeplitz-Hausdorff theorem in convex analysis, the numerical range of a complex square matrix is a convex compact subset of the complex plane. Kippenhahn's theorem describes the numerical range as the convex hull of an algebraic curve that is dual to a hyperbolic curve. For the joint numerical range of several matrices, the direct analogue of Kippenhahn's theorem is known to fail. We discuss the geometry behind these results and prove a generalization of Kippenhahn's theorem that holds in any dimension. Joint work with Daniel Plaumann and Stephan Weis.

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