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2 × 2 defective matrices

The following are essentially all 2 × 2 defective matrices that have integer singular values. They are grouped based on the maximum integer in absolute value in the matrix. The singular values are sorted, so if you want matrix that has two repeated singular values, you can search for, for example, "1, 1".

While the matrices are in the Matlab format, some of these have been tested in Maple to ensure that they are not the result of numeric error.

2 × 2 defective matrices with no entries greater than one in absolute value

These are all such matrices up to multiplication by -1, in which case, the singular values are unchanged.

Singular valuesMatrix
2, 0[ 1 -1;  1 -1]
2, 0[ 1  1; -1 -1]

2 × 2 defective matrices with no entries greater than two in absolute value

These are no such matrices that are not previous matrices multiplied by two, in which case the singular values are also multiplied by two.

2 × 2 defective matrices with no entries greater than three in absolute value

These are no such matrices that are not previous matrices multiplied by three, in which case the singular values are also multiplied by three.

2 × 2 defective matrices with no entries greater than four in absolute value

These are no such matrices that are not previous matrices multiplied by four, in which case the singular values are also multiplied by four.

2 × 2 defective matrices with no entries greater than five in absolute value

These are no such matrices that are not previous matrices multiplied by five, in which case the singular values are also multiplied by five.