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Let $R$ be an ordered ring with a valuation $|\cdot|$ and let $M(R)$ denote the set of matrices over $R$. The \emph{Frobenius norm function} or \emph{Euclidean matrix norm} is the norm function $||\,\cdot\,||_F:M(R)\ra\R$ given by Let $R$ be an ordered ring with a valuation $|\cdot|$ and let $M(R)$ denote the set of matrices over $R$. The \emph{Frobenius norm function} or \emph{Euclidean matrix norm} is the norm function $||\,\cdot\,||_F:M(R)\ra\R$ given by
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
||\,A\,||_F = \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^m\sum_{j=1}^n|a_{ij}|^2}, ||\,A\,||_F = \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^m\sum_{j=1}^n|a_{ij}|^2},
\end{align*} \end{align*}
where $m$ and $n$ respectively denote the number of rows and columns of $A$. Note $A$ need not be square for this definition. A more concise (though \PMlinkescapetext{equivalent}) definition is where $m$ and $n$ respectively denote the number of rows and columns of $A$. Note $A$ need not be square for this definition. A more concise (though \PMlinkescapetext{equivalent}) definition is
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
||\,A\,||_F = \sqrt{\textrm{trace}(A^*A)}, ||\,A\,||_F = \sqrt{\textrm{trace}(A^*A)},
\end{align*} \end{align*}
where $A^*$ denotes the conjugate transpose of $A$. where $A^*$ denotes the conjugate transpose of $A$.
Some \PMlinkescapetext{properties}: Some \PMlinkescapetext{properties}:
\begin{itemize} \begin{itemize}
\item \item
Denote the columns of $A$ by $A_i$. A nice property of the norm is that Denote the columns of $A$ by $A_i$. A nice property of the norm is that
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
||A||_F^2=||A_1||_2^2+||A_2||_2^2+\cdots+||A_n||_2^2. ||A||_F^2=||A_1||_2^2+||A_2||_2^2+\cdots+||A_n||_2^2.
\end{align*} \end{align*}
\item Let $A$ be a square matrix and let $U$ be a unitary matrix \item Let $A$ be a square matrix and let $U$ be a unitary matrix
of same size as $A$. Then $||\,A\,||_F = ||\,U^\ast A U\,||_F$ of same size as $A$. Then $||\,A\,||_F = ||\,U^\ast A U\,||_F$
where $U^\ast$ is the conjugate transpose of $U$. where $U^\ast$ is the conjugate transpose of $U$.
\item If $AB$ is defined, then $||\,A B\,||_F \le ||\,A\,||_F\ ||\,B\,||_F$. \item If $AB$ is defined, then $||\,A B\,||_F \le ||\,A\,||_F\ ||\,B\,||_F$.
\end{itemize} \end{itemize}