Questions tagged [matrices]

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A matrix is a rectangular array of elements, usually numbers or variables, arranged in rows and columns. A matrix with $m$ rows and $n$ columns has $m \times n$ elements and is called an $m$ by $n$ matrix. Matrices are a part of .

Matrices can be added and subtracted. Furthermore, if they have compatible shapes, they can be multiplied. More precisely, given two matrices $A$ and $B$, the matrix $AB$ is defined when the number of columns of $A$ is equal to the number of rows of $B$. In particular, given a natural number $n$, any two matrices $A$ and $B$ with $n$ columns and $n$ rows can be multiplied in both ways (that is, both $AB$ and $BA$ exist).


For questions specifically concerning matrix equations, use the tag.

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YCbCr to RGB conversion with given matrix

$$ \begin{pmatrix} Y \\ Cb \\ Cr \end{pmatrix} = \mathrm{Round} \left\{ \begin{pmatrix} 0.2126\times\frac{219}{255} & 0.7152\times\frac{219}{255} & 0.0722\times\frac{219}{255} \\ -\frac{0.2126}{1.8556}\times\frac{224}{255}…
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is some of matrice with it's transpose positive definite? when eigenvalues of matrix is positive

Suppose M = A+ A^T , and we know that all of eigenvalues of A are real and positive, is M positive definite? or semi positive definite?
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Don't understand the notation conjugate transpose on a vector in assignment solution

Here is my assignment question: and here is the solution by my tutor: My problem is that: (1) If $x=-\frac{a_{ij}}{a_{ii}}e_i+e_j$, then how to apply conjugate transpose on $x$? My rough work is: $x^{*}=-\frac{a_{ij}}{a_{ii}}e_i^{*}+e_j^{*}$, but…
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Evolution of matrices

I do not come from a very mathematical background, but I am currently reading a paper on Cross-Entropy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-entropy_method). This got me thinkging and led to my question. Given a matrix $M(t)$ whose elements…
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Are matrices commutable if $ABv=BAv$?

If $A$ and $B$ are both $n \times n$ matrices, and $v$ is a non-zero $n \times 1$ column vector then is it true that if $$ABv = BAv$$ then $$AB=BA$$
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similar matrices have the same bandwidth?

If $A$ is symmetric with bandwidth $p$ then $A_+ = Q^{T} A Q$, where $Q$ is orthogonal, is orthogonally similar to $A$. How can we show/prove that $A_+$ also has bandwidth $p$ ?
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What row am I on in a matrix if I only have the column index of an element, and the total number of columns and rows?

Assume a 3 x 3 grid, but the elements are actually contained in a zero-based index array. So I know if I'm on element 5, I'm in row 2, and if I'm on element 7 then I'm in row 3. How would I actually calculate this? Please feel free to modify the…
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Prove the matrix $\left( \begin{array}{ccc}A_{11}&A_{12}\\A_{21}&B_{22}+A_{21}A_{11}^{-1}A_{12}\end{array}\right)$ spd

Let $$A=\left( \begin{array}{ccc}A_{11}&A_{12}\\A_{21}&A_{22}\end{array}\right)\in R^{n\times n}$$ be a symmetric positive definite matrix with blocks $A_{ij}\in\mathbb{R}^{n_i\times n_j},i,j=1,2$,$n_1+n_2=n$,Let $B_{22}\in\mathbb{R}^{n_1\times…
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Question about negative matrix involution

If we have matrix $A\in Mat_{n}(\mathbb{R})$ with property $A^{2}=-I$. How to show n must be even?
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Simple expression for the number of elements in a diagonal half of a matrix

Consider the following matrix: $\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ I & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ A & I & 0 & 0 \\ A & A & I & 0 \\ A & A & A & I \end{bmatrix}$ I need an expression for the number elements $A$ in the half below the diagonal $I$. Here is one that…
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How many $2\times2$ positive integer matrices are there with a constant trace and positive determinant?

The trace of a $2\times2$ positive integer matrix is a given constant positive value. How many possible choices are there such that the determinant is greater than 0? Each element of matrix is positive.
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convergence of singular values

I jus want to know how to show that if a matrix X converge to Y ( with respect to any matrix norm) then the ith singular value of X converge to the ith singular value of Y. Thank you
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Multiplication by elements of SL_2

I'm thinking about $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$. Suppose we fix the $2\times1$ matrix $(q_0$ $1)^T$, for $q_0$ a fixed rational number. My question is: Is it possible to get any $2\times1$ matrix of the form $(q$ $1)^T$ for $q$ rational by (left) multiplying…
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Upper triangular matrix and nilpotent

How to show that an upper triangular matrix is nilpotent if and only if all its diagonal elements are equal to zero by using induction?
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Prove K is a real matrix

This is a question from my friend. It should be easy. But I have no knowledge about complex matrix. Let $A,K$ be two invertible complex n-by-n matrices satisfying the following conditions: $A' = A^{-1}=\bar{A}\mbox{ and } \bar{K} =…
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