Vandermonde matrix
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A Vandermonde matrix is a structured matrix whose rows (or columns) are geometric progressions of given numbers, widely used in polynomial interpolation, determinant theory, and numerical analysis.
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| Vandermonde determinant | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
matrix
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structured matrix ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Prony’s method
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barycentric interpolation formulas ⓘ exponential fitting ⓘ moment problems ⓘ |
| belongsTo | class of polynomial evaluation matrices ⓘ |
| field |
determinant theory
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linear algebra ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ polynomial interpolation ⓘ |
| hasAlgorithm |
divide-and-conquer methods for Vandermonde systems
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specialized O(n^2) algorithms for solving Vandermonde systems ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeBasis | can be replaced by orthogonal polynomial bases for better conditioning ⓘ |
| hasColumnForm | (1, x_j, x_j^2, …, x_j^{m-1})^T for given scalars x_j ⓘ |
| hasComputationIssue | direct solution is numerically unstable for large systems ⓘ |
| hasDeterminantFormula | det(V) = ∏_{1 ≤ i < j ≤ n} (x_j − x_i) ⓘ |
| hasGeneralization |
block Vandermonde matrix
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confluent Vandermonde matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ q-Vandermonde matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
can be expressed as evaluation matrix of monomials at nodes
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columns form powers of the nodes x_i ⓘ determinant is zero iff some x_i = x_j for i ≠ j ⓘ ill-conditioned for large n or clustered nodes ⓘ rows form geometric progressions ⓘ |
| hasRowForm | (1, x_i, x_i^2, …, x_i^{n-1}) for given scalars x_i ⓘ |
| hasSize | m×n for m rows and n columns ⓘ |
| hasSpecialCase | DFT matrix when nodes are roots of unity ⓘ |
| isDefinedOver |
any field
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complex numbers ⓘ real numbers ⓘ |
| isNonsingularIf | all x_i are pairwise distinct ⓘ |
| isSingularIf | two or more x_i coincide ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cauchy matrix
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Lagrange interpolation NERFINISHED ⓘ Newton interpolation NERFINISHED ⓘ Toeplitz matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ companion matrix ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coding theory
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computing coefficients of interpolating polynomials ⓘ determinant evaluation ⓘ discrete Fourier transform generalizations ⓘ polynomial interpolation ⓘ signal processing ⓘ solving systems with polynomial data ⓘ system identification ⓘ |
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