定义什么叫做identity matrices:
The n x n identity matrix, denoted
I
n
I_n
In, is a matrix with n rows and n columns. 矩阵里面的元素,从左上角到右下角都是1,剩余的部分都是0.
比如说:
I
1
=
[
1
0
0
1
]
,
I
2
=
[
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
]
I_1 = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \\ \end{bmatrix} , I_2 = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}
I1=[1001],I2=⎣⎡100010001⎦⎤
任何一个n x n 矩阵跟identity matrices相乘,最后都是得到原来的矩阵。换句话说:
A
⋅
\cdot
⋅ I = I
⋅
\cdot
⋅ A = A.
比如说:
I
1
=
[
1
0
0
1
]
,
A
=
[
2
3
5
1
]
,
I
1
⋅
A
=
[
2
3
5
1
]
I_1 = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \\ \end{bmatrix} , A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ 5 & 1 \\ \end{bmatrix}, I_1 \cdot A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ 5 & 1 \\ \end{bmatrix}
I1=[1001],A=[2531],I1⋅A=[2531]
The identity matrix I plays a similar role to what the number 1 plays in the real number system. A ⋅ \cdot ⋅ 1 = 1 ⋅ \cdot ⋅ A = A.
现在定义什么是multiplicative inverses
两个实数的乘积是乘法恒等式,称为multiplicative inverses. 比如说,
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
21
⋅
\cdot
⋅ 2 = 1 和 2
⋅
\cdot
⋅
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
21 = 1,那么
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
21 和2 就是multiplicative inverses.
事实上,all nonzero real numbers have multiplicative inverses.