Given a real matrix $A$ and a real diagonal matrix $D$.
Assuming $A$ has $k$ real eigenvalues. Will $A + D$ have $k$ real eigenvalues as well?
What if $D$ is symmetric?
Given a real matrix $A$ and a real diagonal matrix $D$.
Assuming $A$ has $k$ real eigenvalues. Will $A + D$ have $k$ real eigenvalues as well?
What if $D$ is symmetric?
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The answer to both questions is no.
For instance, consider $$ A = \pmatrix{-2&-1\\1&1}, \quad D = \pmatrix{3&0\\0&0}. $$ $A$ has $2$ real eigenvalues, $A + D$ has none.