Proving Norm of Matrix Inequality for Homework

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The discussion revolves around proving an inequality related to the norm of a matrix, specifically showing that the maximum absolute value of its entries is less than or equal to the matrix norm, which is also bounded above by a square root of the sum of the squares of its entries.

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  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning, Assumption checking

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  • The original poster attempts to establish a lower bound for the matrix norm using a specific choice of vector. They express uncertainty regarding how to approach the upper bound. Another participant suggests a potential direction involving the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring different aspects of the problem. Some guidance has been offered regarding the use of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, but there is no explicit consensus or resolution yet.

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The original poster indicates a lack of clarity on how to proceed with the upper bound of the inequality, which may suggest that additional information or context is needed for a complete understanding of the problem.

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Homework Statement


Let A = [a_{ij}] be a mxn matrix. Show that max_{ij}|a_{ij}| ≤ ‖A‖ ≤ √(∑_{ij}|a_{ij})|

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By the definition ‖A‖=max_{||x||≤1}‖A(x)‖ for all x ∈ Rⁿ.So, ‖A‖≥‖A∘(x₁,..,x_{n})^{T}‖ for x = (0,...,1,...0) with 1 is in the i^{ij} position and so ‖A‖ ≥ ‖A∘(x₁,..,x_{n})^{T}‖ = ||(a_{i1},a_{i2},...,a_{ij})|| = √(a_{i1}^{2}+...+a_{in}) ≥ max_{ij}|a_{ij}|.
I do not know what how to do the upper bound.
 
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Anyone?
 
That's sort of hard to read - do you want to prove that \| A \|^2 \leq \sum_{ij} |a_{ij}|^2?

If so, the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality will be very useful.
 
Thank you for replying!
I will think about this.
 
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