×

Real square roots of matrices: differential properties in semi-simple, symmetric and orthogonal cases. (English) Zbl 1464.15013

Summary: We study the differential and metric structures of the set of real square roots of a non-singular real matrix, under the assumption that the matrix and its square roots are semi-simple, or symmetric, or orthogonal.

MSC:

15A16 Matrix exponential and similar functions of matrices
15A24 Matrix equations and identities
53C30 Differential geometry of homogeneous manifolds
15B10 Orthogonal matrices