Househbolder transformation identity matrix dimensions When performing a householder transformation

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2022-05-22

Househbolder transformation identity matrix dimensions
When performing a householder transformation and generating an elementary reflector matrix of the form:
H = I 2 v v T v T v
How do we know the dimensions of the identity matrix?

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Giovani Hickman

Giovani Hickman

Beginner2022-05-23Added 6 answers

Let n N such that v R n . Then v v t R n × n and we therefore need I R n × n for the difference to make sense.

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