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A least squares method for approximating a given symmetric matrix B by another matrix B which is orthogonally similar to a second given matrix A is derived and then generalized to nonsymmetric (but square) A and B . A possible application to ordering problems is discussed.
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Peter H. Schönemann (1968) studied this question.
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