On coneigenvalues of quaternion matrices: location and perturbation

Abstract

We derive some localization and perturbation results for coneigenvalues of quaternion matrices. In localization results, we derive Ger\v{s}gorin type theorems for right and left coneigenvalues of quaternion matrices. We prove that certain coneigenvalues lie in the union of Ger\v{s}gorin balls, in contrast to the complex situation where all eigenvalues lie in the union of Ger\v{s}gorin discs. In perturbation results, we derive a result analogous to the Hoffman-Wielandt inequality for basal right coneigenvalues of conjugate normal quaternion matrices. Results analogous to the Bauer-Fike theorem and a generalization of the Hoffman-Wielandt inequality are discussed for basal right coneigenvalues of condiagonalizable quaternion matrices. Finally, we define spectral variation and Hausdorff distance between right (con)eigenvalues of two quaternion matrices and obtain bounds on them.