Episode 23a (28:01):
Totally, for sure, Positive Definite Matrices


Summary:

We venture into a world of elegant square matrices, the ones of Positive Definiteness. For our purposes, Positive Definite Matrices (PDMs) are real, symmetric, square matrices that have only positive eigenvalues ($\lambda_i > 0 \ \forall\ i$). We develop a test for PDMness and find a surprising connection between pivots and eigenvalues: their signs must match up. Theory first in this episode, and then example usages in the ones following.

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Duration: 28:01

2016/11/28

28:01

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