Math Tools

date:2020/5/10

This note shows the collection of math tools we will use very often.

Matrix Exponent

The Taylor series centered at zero for the exponential function \(e^{x}\) (also called exponential function of Maclaurin series)

\[e^{x} = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{x^n}{n!} = 1 + x + \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^3}{3!} + \cdots\]

Inspired by this Maclaurin series, we define matrix exponent as

\[e^\mathbf{A} \equiv \displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{\mathbf{A}^n}{n!} = 1 + \mathbf{A} + \frac{\mathbf{A}^2}{2!} + \frac{\mathbf{A}^3}{3!} + \cdots\]

Euler’s Identity

If \(\mathbf{A}^2=\mathbf{I}\)

Logarithm of a matrix

A complex matrix has a logarithm if and only if it is invertible…