Sufficient conditions to be exceptional

Abstract

A copositive matrix A is said to be exceptional if it is not the sum of a positive semidefinite matrix and a nonnegative matrix. We show that with certain assumptions on A−1, especially on the diagonal entries, we can guarantee that a copositive matrix A is exceptional. We also show that the only 5-by-5 exceptional matrix with a hollow nonnegative inverse is the Horn matrix (up to positive diagonal congruence and permutation similarity).

Keywords

• copositive matrix
• positive semidefinite
• nonnegative matrix
• exceptional copositive matrix
• irreducible matrix