Sylvester's theorem

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sylvester's_law_of_inertia
gptkbp:appliesTo real symmetric matrices
gptkbp:field linear algebra
matrix theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sylvester's theorem
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Joseph_Sylvester
gptkbp:publishedIn 19th century
gptkbp:relatedTo inertia of a matrix
principal minors
gptkbp:sentence The number of positive eigenvalues of a real symmetric matrix equals the maximal number of linearly independent columns with all principal minors positive.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Joseph_Sylvester
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5