Matrix Decomposition Explained: Simple Illustration

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Can anyone illustrate for me matrix decomposition in a simple way?
 
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mohammed El-Kady said:
Can anyone illustrate for me matrix decomposition in a simple way?

There are several types: LU-decomposition, QR- decomposition, and probably others.

You need to be more specific, and your question needs more focus. Are you interested in (1) WHY perform decompositition; or (2) HOW to perform decompostition?
 
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thank you for your responses, while i study elasticity it have been mentioned that deformation tensor is stretch and rotation tensor and the proof by using matrix decomposition, I've no idea about the type of decomp.
 
mohammed El-Kady said:
thank you for your responses, while i study elasticity it have been mentioned that deformation tensor is stretch and rotation tensor and the proof by using matrix decomposition, I've no idea about the type of decomp.
It's the decomposition into a orthogonal rotation ##U## and a symmetric positive definite stretching ##P##, see the polar decomposition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_decomposition
 
fresh_42 said:
It's the decomposition into a orthogonal rotation ##U## and a symmetric positive definite stretching ##P##, see the polar decomposition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_decomposition
thank you too much, its helpful and valuable and easy