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svishal03
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Hi,
I need to write a code to convert a symmetic matrix into tridiagonal form and am planning to use the Householder algorithm.
I understand the mathematical steps.
Can anyone explain that when we are converting a matrix "A" into a tridiagonal form what does it physically indiacte?
I mean what are doing? Is it that we are taking each column of the matrix i.e.a vector and making the necessary elements 0 so as to get a tridiagonal matrix which has non zero elements just along the principal diagonal and the first diagonal below this, and the first diagonal above the main diagonal.
I shall be grateful if someone puts it's point of view.
Vishal
I need to write a code to convert a symmetic matrix into tridiagonal form and am planning to use the Householder algorithm.
I understand the mathematical steps.
Can anyone explain that when we are converting a matrix "A" into a tridiagonal form what does it physically indiacte?
I mean what are doing? Is it that we are taking each column of the matrix i.e.a vector and making the necessary elements 0 so as to get a tridiagonal matrix which has non zero elements just along the principal diagonal and the first diagonal below this, and the first diagonal above the main diagonal.
I shall be grateful if someone puts it's point of view.
Vishal