Indices of diagonalizable and universal realizability of spectra
A list $Λ=\{λ_{1},\ldots ,λ_{n}\}$ of complex numbers (repeats allowed) is said to be \textit{realizable} if it is the spectrum of an entrywise nonnegative matrix $A$. $Λ$ is \textit{diagonalizably realizable} if the realizing matrix $A$ is diagonalizable. $Λ$ is said to be \textit{universally realizable} if it is \textit{\ realizable} for each possible Jordan canonical form allowed by $Λ.$ Here, we study the connection between diagonalizable realizability and universal realizability of spectra. In particular, we establish \textit{\ indices of realizability} for diagonalizable and universal realizability. We also define the merge of two spectra and we prove a result that allow us to easily decide, in many cases, about the universal realizability of spectra.