Nonsingular matrix Operator

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The Gaussian algorithm described in Section A.4 transforms the matrix A into an upper triangular matrix U by operations equivalent to premultiplication of A by a nonsingular matrix. Denoting the latter matrix by one obtains the representation... 

Generally, any nonsingular matrix, A can be transformed into the identity I by a systematic sequence of the elementary operations. It can be shown that the same sequence of operations performed on I will yield A [1,2,4]. An example illustrating the process is as follows ... 

This equation represents the decomposition of a nonsingular matrix A into a unit lower triangular matrix and an upper triangular matrix. Furthermore, this decomposition is unique [2]. Therefore, the matrix operation of Eq. (2.73) when applied to the augmented matrix [A I c] yields the unique solution ... 

It can be stated that for a nonsingular matrix A of order n, there are n characteristic directions in which the operation by A does not change the direction of the vector, but only changes its length. More simply stated, matrix A has n eigenvectors and n eigenvalues. The types of eigenvalues that exist for a set of special matrices are listed in Table 2.4. 

As has been seen, the operation of forming the derivative of a vector is equivalent to a transformation of this vector into a new vector and that K is a matrix representation of this transformation. As one might expect, the n X n matrix K is not the only matrix that transforms vectors with n elements into their derivatives. Multiplying each side of Eq. (11) of text from the left by an arbitrary n X n matrix P, which has an inverse P (nonsingular), and using the fact that the unit matrix I = PP may be placed at any point in the equation without changing its value, we obtain... 

A matrix is a list of quantities, arranged in rows and columns. Matrix algebra is similar to operator algebra in that multiplication of two matrices is not necessarily commutative. The inverse of a matrix is similar to the inverse of an operator. If A is the inverse of A, then A A = AA = E, where E is the identity matrix. We presented the Gauss-Jordan method for obtaining the inverse of a nonsingular square matrix. 

There are some limitations to the K-matrix approach. To obtain the matrix of concentration information, C must be inverted during the operations. This inversion demands that C be nonsingular requiring that there are no linear relationships between its component rows and columns. However, if rows or columns of the matrix have a linear relationship to each other, the determinant will be zero, the matrix singular, and noninvertable. This problem can be avoided by paying careful attention to the makeup of the calibrating standards. 

In any Newton-based optimization - which, as discussed in Section 10.8, implicitly or explicitly requires the inversion of the Hessian matrix - the inclusion of redundant parameters is not only unnecessary but also undesirable since, at stationary points, these parameters make the electronic Hessian singular. The singularity of the Hessian follows from (10.2.8), which shows that the rows and columns corresponding to redundant rotations vanish at stationary points. Away from the stationary points, however, the Hessian (10.1.30) is nonsingular since the gradient elements that couple the redundant and nonredundant operators in (10.2.5) do not vanish. Still, as the optimization approaches a stationary point, the smallest eigenvalues of the Hessian will tend to zero and may create convergence problems as the stationary point is approached. Therefore, for the optimization of a closed-shell state by a Newton-based method, we should consider only those rotations that mix occupied and virtual orbitals ... 

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