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Elsevier, Linear Algebra and its Applications, (393), p. 259-274, 2004

DOI: 10.1016/j.laa.2004.03.015

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The totally positive completion problem

Journal article published in 2004 by Cristina Jordán ORCID, Juan R. Torregrosa
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Abstract

An n×n real matrix is said to be totally positive if every minor is non-negative. In this paper, we are interested in totally positive completion problems, that is, does a partial totally positive matrix have a totally positive matrix completion? This problem has, in general, a negative answer. Therefore, we analyze the question: for which labeled graphs G does every partial totally positive matrix, whose associated graph is G, have a totally positive completion? When G is a path or a cycle, we give necessary and sufficient conditions that guarantee the existence of the desired completion.