Questions tagged [linear-algebra]
To be used for linear algebra, and closely related disciplines such as tensor algebras and maybe clifford algebras.
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Why would the normalisation of a vector with 2 complex numbers only give us 3 real parameters?
If a general spin state is characterised by 2 complex numbers, that would mean that 4 real parameters characterise it. I'm assuming that they are given by the complex and real parts of said complex ...
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Why use the QR factorization method to diagonalize a matrix? Considering better alternatives
Last year, I took a course in Computational Physics, where I learnt methods to integrate and differentiate functions, diagonalize matrices, etc. More precisely, I recall we would diagonalize matrices ...
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