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| Following from the above notation, since the following are known to be true: '''''M''',,B',, v,,B',, = v'' '''''M''',,B,, v,,B,, = v'' It must also be true that: '''''M''',,B',, v,,B',, = '''M''',,B,, v,,B,,'' ''v,,B',, = '''M''',,B',,^-1^ '''M''',,B,, v,,B,,'' The change of basis matrix '''''C''',,B,B',,'' (note the subscript indicating that it transforms from ''B'' to ''B'``'') is defined as: '''''C''',,B,B',, = '''M''',,B',,^-1^ '''M''',,B,,'' This can then be identified through [[LinearAlgebra/Elimination|elimination]] of the augmented matrix ''['''M''',,B',, | '''M''',,B,,]'', or through most software packages as '''''M''',,B',, \ '''M''',,B,,''. |
Basis
The bases for a linear space describe the space. Each member basis is independent.
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Description
Bases are independent vectors that can be linearly combined to reach every other vector in a linear space. If a basis vector is removed, the space necessarily shrinks.
If the basis vectors are orthonormalized, they form an orthonormal basis. A convenient pair of orthonormal basis vectors in R2 are [1 0] and [0 1]. A convenient set of orthonormal basis vectors in R3 are [1 0 0], [0 1 0], and [0 0 1]. And so on.
A null space has no basis.
All non-null spaces have infinitely many possible bases to choose from, because the only requirement on a basis is that it be independent.
Coordinatization
Given a space (like Rn) and bases that span that space (the set B = u1 ... un), any vector v in that space can be represented as a linear combination of the bases. In other words, there must be a set of coefficients c1 ... cn that satisfy:
c1u1 + ... + cnun = v
The vector of coefficients (vB = [c1, ... cn]) is called the coordinate vector relative to B.
By rewriting the set of bases as a matrix MB, the above statement becomes:
MB vB = v
vB can then be identified through elimination of the augmented matrix [u1 ... un | v], or through most software packages as MB \ v.
Change of Basis
A space can be linearly transformed to bring about a change of basis. This transformation can be expressed with a matrix. The inverse of that matrix then also expresses the inverse of the change of basis.
Following from the above notation, since the following are known to be true:
MB' vB' = v
MB vB = v
It must also be true that:
MB' vB' = MB vB
vB' = MB'-1 MB vB
The change of basis matrix CB,B' (note the subscript indicating that it transforms from B to B') is defined as:
CB,B' = MB'-1 MB
This can then be identified through elimination of the augmented matrix [MB' | MB], or through most software packages as MB' \ MB.
Such a change of basis has a linear scaling effect on space. The scaling factor is the determinant. If the determinant is 0, then the matrix expresses a transformation that removes one (or more) basis vector(s). Such a transformation effectively collapses the space to a lower dimension.
Any matrix that has basis is invertible, and therefore has a non-zero determinant.
Usage
If a matrix is diagonalizable, identifying the change of basis that transforms it into a diagonal matrix enables several efficient strategies for solving systems.