The Matrix Cookbook [ http://matrixcookbook.com ] Kaare Brandt Petersen Michael Syskind Pedersen Version: November 15, 2012 1 Introduction What is this? These pages are a collection of facts (identities, approxima- tions, inequalities, relations, ...) about matrices and matters relating to them. It is collected in this form for the convenience of anyone who wants a quick desktop reference . Disclaimer: The identities, approximations and relations presented here were obviously not invented but collected, borrowed and copied from a large amount of sources. These sources include similar but shorter notes found on the internet and appendices in books - see the references for a full list. Errors: Very likely there are errors, typos, and mistakes for which we apolo- gize and would be grateful to receive corrections at cookbook@2302.dk. Its ongoing: The project of keeping a large repository of relations involving matrices is naturally ongoing and the version will be apparent
