Difference between revisions of "Matrix"
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− | Let <math>A</math> be <math>[a_{ij}]</math>. Then <math>[a_{ji}]</math> is said to be the transpose of <math>A</math>, written as <math>A^T</math> or simply <math>A'</math>. If A is over the complex field, replacing each element of <math>A^T</math> by its complex conjugate gives us the conjugate transpose <math>A^*</math> of <math>A</math>. | + | Let <math>A</math> be <math>[a_{ij}]</math>. Then <math>[a_{ji}]</math> is said to be the transpose of <math>A</math>, written as <math>A^T</math> or simply <math>A'</math>. If A is over the complex field, replacing each element of <math>A^T</math> by its complex conjugate gives us the conjugate transpose <math>A^*</math> of <math>A</math>. In other words, <math>A^*=[\bar {a_{ji}}]</math> |
<math>A</math> is said to be symmetric if and only if <math>A=A^T</math>. <math>A</math> is said to be hermitian if and only if <math>A=A^*</math>. <math>A</math> is said to be skew symmetric if and only if <math>A=-A^T</math>. <math>A</math> is said to be skew hermitian if and only if <math>A=-A^*</math>. | <math>A</math> is said to be symmetric if and only if <math>A=A^T</math>. <math>A</math> is said to be hermitian if and only if <math>A=A^*</math>. <math>A</math> is said to be skew symmetric if and only if <math>A=-A^T</math>. <math>A</math> is said to be skew hermitian if and only if <math>A=-A^*</math>. |
Revision as of 22:05, 4 November 2006
A matrix is a rectangular array of scalars from any field, such that each column belongs to the vector space , where is the number of rows. If a matrix has rows and columns, its order is said to be , and it is written as .
The element in the row and column of is written as . It is more often written as , in which case can be written as .
Transposes
Let be . Then is said to be the transpose of , written as or simply . If A is over the complex field, replacing each element of by its complex conjugate gives us the conjugate transpose of . In other words,
is said to be symmetric if and only if . is said to be hermitian if and only if . is said to be skew symmetric if and only if . is said to be skew hermitian if and only if .