In this paper, we discuss generating a matrix * -algebra over the real field with a set of symmetric matrices. This is motivated by an application in structural engineering. We show that any matrix * -algebra can be generated with at most four randomly-chosen symmetric matrices. The proof relies on the structure theorem for matrix * -algebras and the notion of genericity in eigenvalue structure.
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