Inverses and pseudoinverses. Numerical issues, speed, symmetry.

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 ⊕Category: benchmarking
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The matrix inverse is a cornerstone of linear algebra, taught, along with its applications, since high school. The inverse of a matrix $latex A$, if it exists, is the matrix $latex A\^{-1}$ such that $latex AA\^{-1} = A\^{-1}A = I_n$. Based on the requirement that the left and …