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A matrix with non-zero entries only on the main diagonal and the diagonals immediately above and below, for example
 
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The [[determinant]] of a tridiagonal matrix may be computed as a [[continuant]].   
 
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==References==
 
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* Thomas Muir.  ''A treatise on the theory of determinants''. (Dover Publications, 1960 [1933])
 
* Thomas Muir.  ''A treatise on the theory of determinants''. (Dover Publications, 1960 [1933])
 
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 14 April 2018

2020 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 15B05 [MSN][ZBL]

A matrix with non-zero entries only on the main diagonal and the diagonals immediately above and below, for example $$ \begin{pmatrix} a_1 & b_1 & 0 & 0 & \ldots & 0 & 0 \\ c_1 & a_2 & b_2 & 0 & \ldots & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & c_2 & a_3 & b_3 & \ldots & 0 & 0 \\ \vdots & \ddots & \ddots & \ddots & & \vdots & \vdots \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & \ldots & c_{n-1} & a_n \end{pmatrix} \ . $$

A system of linear equations of the form $Tx = b$, with $T$ tridiagonal, can be solved by a modified form of Gaussian elimination: such systems appear, for example, in the Crank-Nicolson method for numerical solution of non-linear differential equations.

The determinant of a tridiagonal matrix may be computed as a continuant.

See also: Jacobi matrix.

References

  • Thomas Muir. A treatise on the theory of determinants. (Dover Publications, 1960 [1933])
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