Questions tagged [matrices]

For any topic related to matrices. This includes: systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors (diagonalization, triangularization), determinant, trace, characteristic polynomial, adjugate and adjoint, transpose, Jordan normal form, matrix algorithms (e.g. LU, Gauss elimination, SVD, QR), invariant factors, quadratic forms, etc. For questions specifically concerning matrix equations, use the (matrix-equations) tag.

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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Relationship of eigenvalue/eigenvector of hermitian matrix R and QRQ (Q is diagonal)

For a hermitian matrix R and a diagonal one Q, is there any relationship between eigenvalues/eigenvectors of R and QRQ? To be specific, assuming the eigenvalue decomposition of R is R=VDV*, then can the eigenvalues/eigenvectors of QRQ be represented…
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Calculate determinant of a complex nxn matrix with all a's on the main diagonal and all b's everywhere else

Consider this matrix: If a=b, we have identical rows, hence detA=0, so consider a!=b. Set: (Why?) Now A is expressed as: (Again, why? I can't imagine what is going on here...) and finally:
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Upper triangular matrices and lower triangular matrices

I am writing a web applet that performs the LU decomposition method to break down A matrix into an upper Triangular matrix and lower triangular matrix, and I was wondering if there is a way to compute (or even approximate) the number of Upper…
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Division By Single Item Matrices

Okay, I'm given $$P=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}^T$$ and given 4 different sections of problem. Before I continue, I want make sure my suspicion is correct: $$P=\begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix}$$ Right? The rest of the question will work…
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How do you compute the square of a Matrix in only 5 multiplications?

The Strassen Algorithm for computing $AB$ where $A$ and $B$ are two even matrices involves splitting the matrices into submatrices and then reducing the number of multiplications by $1$ from $8$ to $7$ through some magic. I'd like to reduce the…
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Help demystify the Navy PFA equations.

I need help finding an equation that the Navy's Physical Readiness Program Office (PRIMS) keeps unpublished for some unexplainable reason and will not share after numorous requests. Anyways, luckily, I have access to a calculator where I can input…
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Does a matrix representation of an operator must be square?

Does a matrix representation of an operator must be square? Or could be $n\times m$ where $n\neq m$?
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Find Matrix $T$ for $D = \begin{bmatrix}1& 1 \\ -1 & 3\end{bmatrix}. $

Find the matrix $T$ that puts $A$ in canonical form. one eigenvalue I found is $2$ with associated vector $\begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} $ How can I found the matrix $T$ with only one vector?
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Continuity of trace norm

Let $A$ be a matrix in $SL_2(\mathbb R)$. Define the trace norm to be $$\|A\| = \mathrm{tr}\sqrt{(A^* A)}. $$ Does this give a continuous map from $SL_2(\mathbb R)$, or maybe some bigger group, to $\mathbb R$? Does the image of $SL_2(\mathbb R)$…
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Matrix-rank changes after rotation

I might be wrong. Assume matrix $M$ as a data matrix (e.g., a 2D image). $M$'s rank represents the underlying dimension of the data (or the degree of freedom). For example, $M$ usually isn't full-rank, which means the underlying data lie on some…
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Mirror Matrix Multiplication

Usual matrix multiplication is done from left to right and top to bottom. Does there exist an application or a theory that does matrix multiplication from right to left and top to bottom? EXAMPLE: $\begin{bmatrix}0 \ 1 \\ 1 \ 0 \end{bmatrix} =…
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Difficulties with adjoint matrices

I'm trying to find a proof or a counter-example to the next statement: Let A be a matrix such that $A\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$. Prove or disprove that $adj(-A)=(-1)^{n-1}adj(A)$. I know that if A is invertible, then $adj(cA)=c^{n-1}adj(A)$ and taking…
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Matrix Algebra and linear algebra

Let us define a $n\times n$ matrix $A$ as follows : the $(i,j)$-th entry in the matrix A is $1$ if $i$ and $j$ are distinct and equal to $3$ otherwise. Find the $(i,j)$-th entry in the matrix $A^m$ when $i\neq j$.
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Question about the minimal polynomial for a type of matrices.

Consider the following matrices : Let $n$ be a positive integer. Define $A_{2n}$ as the $n X n$ matrix : $\begin{pmatrix} \exp\left(\frac{1 \pi i}{2n}\right) & 0 & \cdots & 0 \\ 0 & \exp\left(\frac{2 \pi i}{2n}\right) & \cdots& 0\\ \vdots & \vdots…
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Product of a matrix and its Hermitian transpose?

Suppose I need to find a matrix B such that $B^H B = A$ and $A = \begin{bmatrix}4 &0& 0\\ 0 &1 &i\\ 0 &-i& 1\\\end{bmatrix}$ How do I proceed with a Product of a matrix and its Hermitian transpose ?