Linear Algebra¶
This chapter describes the commands for doing linear algebra. They can be used to manipulate vectors, represented as lists, and matrices, represented as lists of lists.
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Dot
(t1, t2)¶ -
t1
.
t2¶ dot product of tensors
Param t1,t2: tensors (currently only vectors and matrices are supported) Dot()
returns the dot product (aka inner product) of two tensorst1
andt2
. The last index oft1
and the first index oft2
are contracted. CurrentlyDot()
works only for vectors and matrices. Inner product of two vectors, a matrix with a vector (and vice versa) or two matrices yields respectively a scalar, a vector or a matrix.Example: In> Dot({1,2},{3,4}) Out> 11; In> Dot({{1,2},{3,4}},{5,6}) Out> {17,39}; In> Dot({5,6},{{1,2},{3,4}}) Out> {23,34}; In> Dot({{1,2},{3,4}},{{5,6},{7,8}}) Out> {{19,22},{43,50}};
Or, using the
.
operator:In> {1,2} . {3,4} Out> 11; In> {{1,2},{3,4}} . {5,6} Out> {17,39}; In> {5,6} . {{1,2},{3,4}} Out> {23,34}; In> {{1,2},{3,4}} . {{5,6},{7,8}} Out> {{19,22},{43,50}};
See also
Outer()
,Cross()
,IsScalar()
,IsVector()
,IsMatrix()
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CrossProduct
(u, v)¶ -
u
X
v¶ cross outer product of vectors
Param u, v: three-dimensional vectors The cross product of the vectors
u
andv
is returned. Bothu
andv
have to be three-dimensional.Example: In> {a,b,c} X {d,e,f}; Out> {b*f-c*e,c*d-a*f,a*e-b*d};
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Outer
(t1, t2)¶ -
t1
o
t2¶ outer tensor product
Param t1,t2: tensors (currently only vectors are supported) Outer()
returns the outer product of two tensorst1
andt2
. CurrentlyOuter()
work works only for vectors, i.e. tensors of rank 1. The outer product of two vectors yields a matrix.Example: In> Outer({1,2},{3,4,5}) Out> {{3,4,5},{6,8,10}}; In> Outer({a,b},{c,d}) Out> {{a*c,a*d},{b*c,b*d}};
Or, using the
o
operator:In> {1,2} o {3,4,5} Out> {{3,4,5},{6,8,10}}; In> {a,b} o {c,d} Out> {{a*c,a*d},{b*c,b*d}};
See also
Dot()
,Cross()
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ZeroVector
(n)¶ create a vector with all zeroes
Param n: length of the vector to return This command returns a vector of length
n
, filled with zeroes.Example: In> ZeroVector(4) Out> {0,0,0,0};
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BaseVector
(k, n)¶ base vector
Param k: index of the base vector to construct Param n: dimension of the vector This command returns the “k”-th base vector of dimension “n”. This is a vector of length “n” with all zeroes except for the “k”-th entry, which contains a 1.
Example: In> BaseVector(2,4) Out> {0,1,0,0};
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Identity
(n)¶ make identity matrix
Param n: size of the matrix This commands returns the identity matrix of size “n” by “n”. This matrix has ones on the diagonal while the other entries are zero.
Example: In> Identity(3) Out> {{1,0,0},{0,1,0},{0,0,1}};
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ZeroMatrix
(n)¶ make a zero matrix
Param n: number of rows Param m: number of columns This command returns a matrix with n rows and m columns, completely filled with zeroes. If only given one parameter, it returns the square n by n zero matrix.
Example: In> ZeroMatrix(3,4) Out> {{0,0,0,0},{0,0,0,0},{0,0,0,0}}; In> ZeroMatrix(3) Out> {{0,0,0},{0,0,0},{0,0,0}};
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Diagonal
(A)¶ extract the diagonal from a matrix
Param A: matrix This command returns a vector of the diagonal components of the matrix {A}.
Example: In> Diagonal(5*Identity(4)) Out> {5,5,5,5}; In> Diagonal(HilbertMatrix(3)) Out> {1,1/3,1/5};
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DiagonalMatrix
(d)¶ construct a diagonal matrix
Param d: list of values to put on the diagonal This command constructs a diagonal matrix, that is a square matrix whose off-diagonal entries are all zero. The elements of the vector “d” are put on the diagonal.
Example: In> DiagonalMatrix(1 .. 4) Out> {{1,0,0,0},{0,2,0,0},{0,0,3,0},{0,0,0,4}};
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OrthogonalBasis
(W)¶ create an orthogonal basis
Param W: A linearly independent set of row vectors (aka a matrix) Given a linearly independent set {W} (constructed of rows vectors), this command returns an orthogonal basis {V} for {W}, which means that span(V) = span(W) and {InProduct(V[i],V[j]) = 0} when {i != j}. This function uses the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization process.
Example: In> OrthogonalBasis({{1,1,0},{2,0,1},{2,2,1}}) Out> {{1,1,0},{1,-1,1},{-1/3,1/3,2/3}};
See also
OrthonormalBasis()
,InProduct()
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OrthonormalBasis
(W)¶ create an orthonormal basis
Param W: A linearly independent set of row vectors (aka a matrix) Given a linearly independent set {W} (constructed of rows vectors), this command returns an orthonormal basis {V} for {W}. This is done by first using {OrthogonalBasis(W)}, then dividing each vector by its magnitude, so as the give them unit length.
Example: In> OrthonormalBasis({{1,1,0},{2,0,1},{2,2,1}}) Out> {{Sqrt(1/2),Sqrt(1/2),0},{Sqrt(1/3),-Sqrt(1/3),Sqrt(1/3)}, {-Sqrt(1/6),Sqrt(1/6),Sqrt(2/3)}};
See also
OrthogonalBasis()
,InProduct()
,Normalize()
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Normalize
(v)¶ normalize a vector
Param v: a vector Return the normalized (unit) vector parallel to {v}: a vector having the same direction but with length 1.
Example: In> v:=Normalize({3,4}) Out> {3/5,4/5}; In> v . v Out> 1;
See also
InProduct()
,CrossProduct()
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Transpose
(M)¶ get transpose of a matrix
Param M: a matrix {Transpose} returns the transpose of a matrix \(M\). Because matrices are just lists of lists, this is a useful operation too for lists.
Example: In> Transpose({{a,b}}) Out> {{a},{b}};
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Determinant
(M)¶ determinant of a matrix
Param M: a matrix Returns the determinant of a matrix M.
Example: In> A:=DiagonalMatrix(1 .. 4) Out> {{1,0,0,0},{0,2,0,0},{0,0,3,0},{0,0,0,4}}; In> Determinant(A) Out> 24;
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Trace
(M)¶ trace of a matrix
Param M: a matrix {Trace} returns the trace of a matrix \(M\) (defined as the sum of the elements on the diagonal of the matrix).
Example: In> A:=DiagonalMatrix(1 .. 4) Out> {{1,0,0,0},{0,2,0,0},{0,0,3,0},{0,0,0,4}}; In> Trace(A) Out> 10;
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Inverse
(M)¶ get inverse of a matrix
Param M: a matrix Inverse returns the inverse of matrix \(M\). The determinant of \(M\) should be non-zero. Because this function uses {Determinant} for calculating the inverse of a matrix, you can supply matrices with non-numeric (symbolic) matrix elements.
Example: In> A:=DiagonalMatrix({a,b,c}) Out> {{a,0,0},{0,b,0},{0,0,c}}; In> B:=Inverse(A) Out> {{(b*c)/(a*b*c),0,0},{0,(a*c)/(a*b*c),0}, {0,0,(a*b)/(a*b*c)}}; In> Simplify(B) Out> {{1/a,0,0},{0,1/b,0},{0,0,1/c}};
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Minor
(M, i, j)¶ get principal minor of a matrix
Param M: a matrix Param i}, {j: positive integers Minor returns the minor of a matrix around the element \(i, j\). The minor is the determinant of the matrix obtained from \(M\) by deleting the \(i\)-th row and the \(j\)-th column.
Example: In> A := {{1,2,3}, {4,5,6}, {7,8,9}}; Out> {{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}}; In> PrettyForm(A); / \ | ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) | | | | ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) | | | | ( 7 ) ( 8 ) ( 9 ) | \ / Out> True; In> Minor(A,1,2); Out> -6; In> Determinant({{2,3}, {8,9}}); Out> -6;
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CoFactor
(M, i, j)¶ cofactor of a matrix
Param M: a matrix Param i}, {j: positive integers {CoFactor} returns the cofactor of a matrix around the element \(i,j\). The cofactor is the minor times \((-1)^(i+j)\).
Example: In> A := {{1,2,3}, {4,5,6}, {7,8,9}}; Out> {{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}}; In> PrettyForm(A); / \ | ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) | | | | ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) | | | | ( 7 ) ( 8 ) ( 9 ) | \ / Out> True; In> CoFactor(A,1,2); Out> 6; In> Minor(A,1,2); Out> -6; In> Minor(A,1,2) * (-1)^(1+2); Out> 6;
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MatrixPower
(mat, n)¶ get nth power of a square matrix
Param mat: a square matrix Param n: an integer {MatrixPower(mat,n)} returns the {n}th power of a square matrix {mat}. For positive {n} it evaluates dot products of {mat} with itself. For negative {n} the nth power of the inverse of {mat} is returned. For {n}=0 the identity matrix is returned.
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SolveMatrix
(M, v)¶ solve a linear system
Param M: a matrix Param v: a vector {SolveMatrix} returns the vector \(x\) that satisfies the equation \(M*x = v\). The determinant of \(M\) should be non-zero.
Example: In> A := {{1,2}, {3,4}}; Out> {{1,2},{3,4}}; In> v := {5,6}; Out> {5,6}; In> x := SolveMatrix(A, v); Out> {-4,9/2}; In> A * x; Out> {5,6};
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Sparsity
(matrix)¶ get the sparsity of a matrix
Param matrix: a matrix The function {Sparsity} returns a number between {0} and {1} which represents the percentage of zero entries in the matrix. Although there is no definite critical value, a sparsity of {0.75} or more is almost universally considered a “sparse” matrix. These type of matrices can be handled in a different manner than “full” matrices which speedup many calculations by orders of magnitude.
Example: In> Sparsity(Identity(2)) Out> 0.5; In> Sparsity(Identity(10)) Out> 0.9; In> Sparsity(HankelMatrix(10)) Out> 0.45; In> Sparsity(HankelMatrix(100)) Out> 0.495; In> Sparsity(HilbertMatrix(10)) Out> 0; In> Sparsity(ZeroMatrix(10,10)) Out> 1;
Predicates¶
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IsScalar
(expr)¶ test for a scalar
Param expr: a mathematical object {IsScalar} returns
True
if {expr} is a scalar,False
otherwise. Something is considered to be a scalar if it’s not a list.Example: In> IsScalar(7) Out> True; In> IsScalar(Sin(x)+x) Out> True; In> IsScalar({x,y}) Out> False;
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IsVector
([pred, ]expr)¶ test for a vector
Param expr: expression to test Param pred: predicate test (e.g. IsNumber, IsInteger, …) {IsVector(expr)} returns
True
if {expr} is a vector,False
otherwise. Something is considered to be a vector if it’s a list of scalars. {IsVector(pred,expr)} returnsTrue
if {expr} is a vector and if the predicate test {pred} returnsTrue
when applied to every element of the vector {expr},False
otherwise.Example: In> IsVector({a,b,c}) Out> True; In> IsVector({a,{b},c}) Out> False; In> IsVector(IsInteger,{1,2,3}) Out> True; In> IsVector(IsInteger,{1,2.5,3}) Out> False;
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IsMatrix
([pred, ]expr)¶ test for a matrix
Param expr: expression to test Param pred: predicate test (e.g. IsNumber, IsInteger, …) {IsMatrix(expr)} returns
True
if {expr} is a matrix,False
otherwise. Something is considered to be a matrix if it’s a list of vectors of equal length. {IsMatrix(pred,expr)} returnsTrue
if {expr} is a matrix and if the predicate test {pred} returnsTrue
when applied to every element of the matrix {expr},False
otherwise.Example: In> IsMatrix(1) Out> False; In> IsMatrix({1,2}) Out> False; In> IsMatrix({{1,2},{3,4}}) Out> True; In> IsMatrix(IsRational,{{1,2},{3,4}}) Out> False; In> IsMatrix(IsRational,{{1/2,2/3},{3/4,4/5}}) Out> True;
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IsSquareMatrix
([pred, ]expr)¶ test for a square matrix
Param expr: expression to test Param pred: predicate test (e.g. IsNumber, IsInteger, …) {IsSquareMatrix(expr)} returns
True
if {expr} is a square matrix,False
otherwise. Something is considered to be a square matrix if it’s a matrix having the same number of rows and columns. {IsMatrix(pred,expr)} returnsTrue
if {expr} is a square matrix and if the predicate test {pred} returnsTrue
when applied to every element of the matrix {expr},False
otherwise.Example: In> IsSquareMatrix({{1,2},{3,4}}); Out> True; In> IsSquareMatrix({{1,2,3},{4,5,6}}); Out> False; In> IsSquareMatrix(IsBoolean,{{1,2},{3,4}}); Out> False; In> IsSquareMatrix(IsBoolean,{{True,False},{False,True}}); Out> True;
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IsHermitian
(A)¶ test for a Hermitian matrix
Param A: a square matrix IsHermitian(A) returns
True
if {A} is Hermitian andFalse
otherwise. \(A\) is a Hermitian matrix iff Conjugate( Transpose \(A\) )=:math:A. If \(A\) is a real matrix, it must be symmetric to be Hermitian.Example: In> IsHermitian({{0,I},{-I,0}}) Out> True; In> IsHermitian({{0,I},{2,0}}) Out> False;
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IsOrthogonal
(A)¶ test for an orthogonal matrix
Param A: square matrix {IsOrthogonal(A)} returns
True
if {A} is orthogonal andFalse
otherwise. \(A\) is orthogonal iff \(A`*Transpose(:math:`A\)) = Identity, or equivalently Inverse(\(A\)) = Transpose(\(A\)).Example: In> A := {{1,2,2},{2,1,-2},{-2,2,-1}}; Out> {{1,2,2},{2,1,-2},{-2,2,-1}}; In> PrettyForm(A/3) / \ | / 1 \ / 2 \ / 2 \ | | | - | | - | | - | | | \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / | | | | / 2 \ / 1 \ / -2 \ | | | - | | - | | -- | | | \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / | | | | / -2 \ / 2 \ / -1 \ | | | -- | | - | | -- | | | \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / | \ / Out> True; In> IsOrthogonal(A/3) Out> True;
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IsDiagonal
(A)¶ test for a diagonal matrix
Param A: a matrix {IsDiagonal(A)} returns
True
if {A} is a diagonal square matrix andFalse
otherwise.Example: In> IsDiagonal(Identity(5)) Out> True; In> IsDiagonal(HilbertMatrix(5)) Out> False;
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IsLowerTriangular
(A)¶ test for a lower triangular matrix
Param A: a matrix A lower/upper triangular matrix is a square matrix which has all zero entries above/below the diagonal. {IsLowerTriangular(A)} returns
True
if {A} is a lower triangular matrix andFalse
otherwise. {IsUpperTriangular(A)} returnsTrue
if {A} is an upper triangular matrix andFalse
otherwise.Example: In> IsUpperTriangular(Identity(5)) Out> True; In> IsLowerTriangular(Identity(5)) Out> True; In> IsLowerTriangular({{1,2},{0,1}}) Out> False; In> IsUpperTriangular({{1,2},{0,1}}) Out> True; A non-square matrix cannot be triangular: In> IsUpperTriangular({{1,2,3},{0,1,2}}) Out> False;
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IsSymmetric
(A)¶ test for a symmetric matrix
Param A: a matrix {IsSymmetric(A)} returns
True
if {A} is symmetric andFalse
otherwise. \(A\) is symmetric iff Transpose (\(A\)) =:math:A.Example: In> A := {{1,0,0,0,1},{0,2,0,0,0},{0,0,3,0,0}, {0,0,0,4,0},{1,0,0,0,5}}; In> PrettyForm(A) / \ | ( 1 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 1 ) | | | | ( 0 ) ( 2 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) | | | | ( 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 3 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) | | | | ( 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 4 ) ( 0 ) | | | | ( 1 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 5 ) | \ / Out> True; In> IsSymmetric(A) Out> True;
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IsSkewSymmetric
(A)¶ test for a skew-symmetric matrix
Param A: a square matrix {IsSkewSymmetric(A)} returns
True
if {A} is skew symmetric andFalse
otherwise. \(A\) is skew symmetric iff \(Transpose(A)\) =:math:-A.Example: In> A := {{0,-1},{1,0}} Out> {{0,-1},{1,0}}; In> PrettyForm(%) / \ | ( 0 ) ( -1 ) | | | | ( 1 ) ( 0 ) | \ / Out> True; In> IsSkewSymmetric(A); Out> True;
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IsUnitary
(A)¶ test for a unitary matrix
Param A: a square matrix This function tries to find out if A is unitary. A matrix \(A\) is orthogonal iff \(A^(-1)\) = Transpose( Conjugate(\(A\)) ). This is equivalent to the fact that the columns of \(A\) build an orthonormal system (with respect to the scalar product defined by {InProduct}).
Example: In> IsUnitary({{0,I},{-I,0}}) Out> True; In> IsUnitary({{0,I},{2,0}}) Out> False;
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IsIdempotent
(A)¶ test for an idempotent matrix
Param A: a square matrix {IsIdempotent(A)} returns
True
if {A} is idempotent andFalse
otherwise. \(A\) is idempotent iff \(A^2=A\). Note that this also implies that \(A\) raised to any power is also equal to \(A\).Example: In> IsIdempotent(ZeroMatrix(10,10)); Out> True; In> IsIdempotent(Identity(20)) Out> True; Special matrices
Eigenproblem¶
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CharacteristicEquation
(matrix, var)¶ get characteristic polynomial of a matrix
Param matrix: a matrix Param var: a free variable CharacteristicEquation returns the characteristic equation of “matrix”, using “var”. The zeros of this equation are the eigenvalues of the matrix, Det(matrix-I*var);
Example: In> A:=DiagonalMatrix({a,b,c}) Out> {{a,0,0},{0,b,0},{0,0,c}}; In> B:=CharacteristicEquation(A,x) Out> (a-x)*(b-x)*(c-x); In> Expand(B,x) Out> (b+a+c)*x^2-x^3-((b+a)*c+a*b)*x+a*b*c;
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EigenValues
(matrix)¶ get eigenvalues of a matrix
Param matrix: a square matrix EigenValues returns the eigenvalues of a matrix. The eigenvalues x of a matrix M are the numbers such that \(M*v=x*v\) for some vector. It first determines the characteristic equation, and then factorizes this equation, returning the roots of the characteristic equation Det(matrix-x*identity).
Example: In> M:={{1,2},{2,1}} Out> {{1,2},{2,1}}; In> EigenValues(M) Out> {3,-1};
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EigenVectors
(A, eigenvalues)¶ get eigenvectors of a matrix
Param matrix: a square matrix Param eigenvalues: list of eigenvalues as returned by {EigenValues} {EigenVectors} returns a list of the eigenvectors of a matrix. It uses the eigenvalues and the matrix to set up n equations with n unknowns for each eigenvalue, and then calls {Solve} to determine the values of each vector.
Example: In> M:={{1,2},{2,1}} Out> {{1,2},{2,1}}; In> e:=EigenValues(M) Out> {3,-1}; In> EigenVectors(M,e) Out> {{-ki2/ -1,ki2},{-ki2,ki2}};
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Matrix decompositions¶
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Cholesky
(A)¶ find the Cholesky decomposition
Param A: a square positive definite matrix {Cholesky} returns a upper triangular matrix {R} such that {Transpose(R)*R = A}. The matrix {A} must be positive definite, {Cholesky} will notify the user if the matrix is not. Some families of positive definite matrices are all symmetric matrices, diagonal matrices with positive elements and Hilbert matrices.
Example: In> A:={{4,-2,4,2},{-2,10,-2,-7},{4,-2,8,4},{2,-7,4,7}} Out> {{4,-2,4,2},{-2,10,-2,-7},{4,-2,8,4},{2,-7,4,7}}; In> R:=Cholesky(A); Out> {{2,-1,2,1},{0,3,0,-2},{0,0,2,1},{0,0,0,1}}; In> Transpose(R)*R = A Out> True; In> Cholesky(4*Identity(5)) Out> {{2,0,0,0,0},{0,2,0,0,0},{0,0,2,0,0},{0,0,0,2,0},{0,0,0,0,2}}; In> Cholesky(HilbertMatrix(3)) Out> {{1,1/2,1/3},{0,Sqrt(1/12),Sqrt(1/12)},{0,0,Sqrt(1/180)}}; In> Cholesky(ToeplitzMatrix({1,2,3})) In function "Check" : CommandLine(1) : "Cholesky: Matrix is not positive definite"
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LU
(A)¶ find the LU decomposition
Param A: square matrix LU()
performs LU decomposition of a matrix.Example: In> A := {{1,2}, {3,4}} Out> {{1,2},{3,4}} In> {l,u} := LU(A) Out> {{{1,0},{3,1}},{{1,2},{0,-2}}} In> IsLowerTriangular(l) Out> True In> IsUpperTriangular(u) Out> True In> l * u Out> {{1,2},{3,4}}
See also
LDU()
,IsLowerTriangular()
,IsUpperTriangular()
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LDU
(A)¶ find the LDU decomposition
Param A: square matrix LDU()
performs LDU decomposition of a matrix.Example: In> A := {{1,2}, {3,4}} Out> {{1,2},{3,4}} In> {l,d,u} := LDU(A) Out> {{{1,0},{3,1}},{{1,0},{0,-2}},{{1,2},{0,1}}} In> IsLowerTriangular(l) Out> True In> IsDiagonal(d) Out> True In> IsUpperTriangular(u) Out> True In> l * d * u Out> {{1,2},{3,4}}
See also
LU()
,IsDiagonal()
,IsLowerTriangular()
,IsUpperTriangular()
Special matrices¶
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VandermondeMatrix
(vector)¶ create the Vandermonde matrix
Param vector: an \(n\)-dimensional vector The function {VandermondeMatrix} calculates the Vandermonde matrix of a vector. The \((i,j)\)-th element of the Vandermonde matrix is defined as \(i^(j-1)\).
Example: In> VandermondeMatrix({1,2,3,4}) Out> {{1,1,1,1},{1,2,3,4},{1,4,9,16},{1,8,27,64}}; In>PrettyForm(%) / \ | ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) | | | | ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) | | | | ( 1 ) ( 4 ) ( 9 ) ( 16 ) | | | | ( 1 ) ( 8 ) ( 27 ) ( 64 ) | \ /
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HilbertMatrix
(n)¶ create a Hilbert matrix
Param n,m: positive integers The function {HilbertMatrix} returns the {n} by {m} Hilbert matrix if given two arguments, and the square {n} by {n} Hilbert matrix if given only one. The Hilbert matrix is defined as {A(i,j) = 1/(i+j-1)}. The Hilbert matrix is extremely sensitive to manipulate and invert numerically.
Example: In> PrettyForm(HilbertMatrix(4)) / \ | ( 1 ) / 1 \ / 1 \ / 1 \ | | | - | | - | | - | | | \ 2 / \ 3 / \ 4 / | | | | / 1 \ / 1 \ / 1 \ / 1 \ | | | - | | - | | - | | - | | | \ 2 / \ 3 / \ 4 / \ 5 / | | | | / 1 \ / 1 \ / 1 \ / 1 \ | | | - | | - | | - | | - | | | \ 3 / \ 4 / \ 5 / \ 6 / | | | | / 1 \ / 1 \ / 1 \ / 1 \ | | | - | | - | | - | | - | | | \ 4 / \ 5 / \ 6 / \ 7 / | \ /
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HilbertInverseMatrix
(n)¶ create a Hilbert inverse matrix
Param n: positive integer The function {HilbertInverseMatrix} returns the {n} by {n} inverse of the corresponding Hilbert matrix. All Hilbert inverse matrices have integer entries that grow in magnitude rapidly.
Example: In> PrettyForm(HilbertInverseMatrix(4)) / \ | ( 16 ) ( -120 ) ( 240 ) ( -140 ) | | | | ( -120 ) ( 1200 ) ( -2700 ) ( 1680 ) | | | | ( 240 ) ( -2700 ) ( 6480 ) ( -4200 ) | | | | ( -140 ) ( 1680 ) ( -4200 ) ( 2800 ) | \ /
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ToeplitzMatrix
(N)¶ create a Toeplitz matrix
Param N: an \(n\)-dimensional row vector The function {ToeplitzMatrix} calculates the Toeplitz matrix given an \(n\)-dimensional row vector. This matrix has the same entries in all diagonal columns, from upper left to lower right.
Example: In> PrettyForm(ToeplitzMatrix({1,2,3,4,5})) / \ | ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) | | | | ( 2 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) | | | | ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) | | | | ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) | | | | ( 5 ) ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 ) | \ /
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SylvesterMatrix
(poly1, poly2, variable)¶ calculate the Sylvester matrix of two polynomials
Param poly1: polynomial Param poly2: polynomial Param variable: variable to express the matrix for The function {SylvesterMatrix} calculates the Sylvester matrix for a pair of polynomials. The Sylvester matrix is closely related to the resultant, which is defined as the determinant of the Sylvester matrix. Two polynomials share common roots only if the resultant is zero.
Example: In> ex1:= x^2+2*x-a Out> x^2+2*x-a; In> ex2:= x^2+a*x-4 Out> x^2+a*x-4; In> A:=SylvesterMatrix(ex1,ex2,x) Out> {{1,2,-a,0},{0,1,2,-a}, {1,a,-4,0},{0,1,a,-4}}; In> B:=Determinant(A) Out> 16-a^2*a- -8*a-4*a+a^2- -2*a^2-16-4*a; In> Simplify(B) Out> 3*a^2-a^3; The above example shows that the two polynomials have common zeros if :math:` a = 3 :math:`.
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