Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,810,310,078 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

diagonalization

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diagonalization - changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation"
resolving, resolution - analysis into clear-cut components
matrix algebra - the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The use of several thousand terms in a wave function leads to memory problems arising from storage of the matrix elements prior to the matrix diagonalization step at least for dense matrices that result from the introduction of interelectronic coordinates into the wave function.
In practice, the Zeeman shifts are normally much larger than the Stark shifts, so that HE does not affect the diagonalization.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.