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Hermitian matrices

In the case of Hermitian matrices the numerical shadow is a one dimensional distribution.

Diagonal matrices

Example 1

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,0,4,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 2

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,1,4,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 3

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,2,4,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 4

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,3,4,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 5

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,4,4,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 6

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,4,5,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 7

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,4,6,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 8

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,6,6,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 9

The matrix is $\mathrm{diag}(0,0,6,6)$

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex product states Numerical shadow with respect to real product states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Non-normal matrices

Example 1

The matrix is TODO:fill. We present the (restricted) numerical shadow for the following cases:

1 all pure states (standard shadow), separately for complex and real states 2 product states (product shadow), $|_{} = U_A U_B $ 3 entangled states, $ = U_A U_B( + )/$, separately for complex and real states.

Here $U_A$, $U_B$ are independent random unitary matrices taken from $U(2)$ with respect to the Haar measure.

Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states
Standard numerical shadow with respect to complex states Numerical shadow with respect to real states

Product numerical shadow

Numerical shadow with respect to complex separable states Numerical shadow with respect to real separable states
SNumerical shadow with respect to complex separable states Numerical shadow with respect to real separable states

Entangled numerical shadow

Numerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
SNumerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states

Example 2

Even though several results on geometry of numerical range for $N = 4$ are available CITATION, complete classification of numerical ranges in this case is still missing. To provide an overview of the possible structure of the numerical shadow we show the complex numerical shadows of the following matrices of order four,

\[ A^{(4)}_0= \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & \mathrm{i} & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -\mathrm{i} \end{pmatrix}, \] \[ A^{(4)}_1= \begin{pmatrix} \mathrm{i} & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 1-\mathrm{i} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 \end{pmatrix}, \]
\[ A^{(4)}_2= \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & \mathrm{i} & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -\mathrm{i} \end{pmatrix}, \] \[ A^{(4)}_3= \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & \mathrm{i} & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -\mathrm{i} \end{pmatrix}, \]
\[ A^{(4)}_4= \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & \mathrm{i} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -\mathrm{i} \end{pmatrix}, \] \[ A^{(4)}_5= \begin{pmatrix} \mathrm{i} & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 1-\mathrm{i} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}, \]
\[ A^{(4)}_6= \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & \mathrm{i} & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -\mathrm{i} \end{pmatrix}, \] \[ A^{(4)}_7= \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \mathrm{i} & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -\mathrm{i} \end{pmatrix}, \]
\[ A^{(4)}_8= \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \mathrm{i} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -\mathrm{i} \end{pmatrix}. \]  
$A_0^{(4)}$ $A_1^{(4)}$
SNumerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
$A_2^{(4)}$ $A_3^{(4)}$
SNumerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
$A_4^{(4)}$ $A_5^{(4)}$
SNumerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
$A_6^{(4)}$ $A_7^{(4)}$
SNumerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states Numerical shadow with respect to real entangled states
$A_8^{(4)}$
SNumerical shadow with respect to complex entangled states