1. ### I Block Diagonal Matrix and Similarity Transformation

I am looking at page 2 of this document.https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-04-principles-of-inorganic-chemistry-ii-fall-2008/lecture-notes/Lecture_3.pdf How is the transformation matrix, ν, obtained? I am familiar with diagonalization of a matrix, M, where D = S-1MS and the columns of S...
2. ### A How to numerically diagonalize a Hamiltonian in a subspace?

I want to exactly diagonalize the following Hamiltonian for ##10## number of sites and ##5## number of spinless fermions $$H = -t\sum_i^{L-1} \big[c_i^\dagger c_{i+1} - c_i c_{i+1}^\dagger\big] + V\sum_i^{L-1} n_i n_{i+1}$$ here ##L## is total number of sites, creation (##c^\dagger##) and...

12. ### I Eigen Vectors, Geometric Multiplicities and more...

My professor states that "A matrix is diagonalizable if and only if the sum of the geometric multiplicities of the eigen values equals the size of the matrix". I have to prove this and proofs are my biggest weakness; but, I understand that geometric multiplicites means the dimensions of the...
13. ### Diagonalizing a polynomial of operators (Quantum Mechanics)

The problem asks for the diagonalization of (a(p^2)+b(x^2))^n, where x and p are position and momentum operators with the commutation relation [x,p]=ihbar. a and b are real on-zero numbers and n is a positive non-zero integer. I know that it is not a good way to use the matrix diagonalization...
14. ### A reasonable analogy for understanding similar matrices?

I don't really feel that I understand what it means for two matrices to be similar. Of course, I understand the need to understand ideas on their own terms, and that in math analogies are very much frowned upon. In asking if you know of any "reasonable" analogies for what it means for two...
15. ### How can e^{Diag Matrix} not be an infinite series?

So, in a section on applying Eigenvectors to Differential Equations (what a jump in the learning curve), I've encountered e^{At} \vec{u}(0) = \vec{u}(t) as a solution to certain differential equations, if we are considering the trial substitution y = e^{\lambda t} and solving for constant...
16. ### Matrix with repeated eigenvalues is diagonalizable...?

MIT OCW 18.06 Intro to Linear Algebra 4th edt Gilbert Strang Ch6.2 - the textbook emphasized that "matrices that have repeated eigenvalues are not diagonalizable". imgur: http://i.imgur.com/Q4pbi33.jpg and imgur: http://i.imgur.com/RSOmS2o.jpg Upon rereading...I do see the possibility...
17. ### LAPACK dgeev: parameter had illegal value

Mod note: I revised the code below slightly, changing the loop control variable i to either j or k. The reason for this is that the browser mistakes the letter i in brackets for the BBCode italics tag, which causes some array expressions to partially disappear. Hello, I am trying for the first...