QR factorization


Summary

QR factorization

is an invertible upper triangular matrix with positive diagonal entries, due to Gram-Schmidt

Concept

QR factorization

isolating a rotation matrix

R is triangular

  • due to Gram-Schmidt

Properties of R

Non-square matrices can have a left inverse

pre-multiplication with transpose is symmetric

Extra

Octave

octave
# QR factorization
[Q, R] = qr(A)