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Appendix NL Notation

Symbol Description Location
A Matrix Definition M
[A]ij Matrix Entries Definition M
v Column Vector Definition CV
[v]i Column Vector Entries Definition CV
0 Zero Column Vector Definition ZCV
LS(A,b) Matrix Representation of a Linear System Definition MRLS
[A|b] Augmented Matrix Definition AM
RiRj Row Operation, Swap Definition RO
αRi Row Operation, Multiply Definition RO
αRi+Rj Row Operation, Add Definition RO
r, D, F Reduced Row-Echelon Form Analysis Definition RREF
N(A) Null Space of a Matrix Definition NSM
Im Identity Matrix Definition IM
Cm Vector Space of Column Vectors Definition VSCV
u=v Column Vector Equality Definition CVE
u+v Column Vector Addition Definition CVA
αu Column Vector Scalar Multiplication Definition CVSM
S Span of a Set of Vectors Definition SSCV
u Complex Conjugate of a Column Vector Definition CCCV
u,v Inner Product Definition IP
v Norm of a Vector Definition NV
ei Standard Unit Vectors Definition SUV
Mmn Vector Space of Matrices Definition VSM
A=B Matrix Equality Definition ME
A+B Matrix Addition Definition MA
αA Matrix Scalar Multiplication Definition MSM
O Zero Matrix Definition ZM
At Transpose of a Matrix Definition TM
A Complex Conjugate of a Matrix Definition CCM
A Adjoint Definition A
Au Matrix-Vector Product Definition MVP
AB Matrix Multiplication Definition MM
A1 Matrix Inverse Definition MI
C(A) Column Space of a Matrix Definition CSM
R(A) Row Space of a Matrix Definition RSM
L(A) Left Null Space Definition LNS
U+V Sum of Subspaces Definition SOS
dim(V) Dimension Definition D
n(A) Nullity of a Matrix Definition NOM
r(A) Rank of a Matrix Definition ROM
Ei,j Elementary Matrix, Swap Definition ELEM
Ei(α) Elementary Matrix, Multiply Definition ELEM
Ei,j(α) Elementary Matrix, Add Definition ELEM
A(i|j) SubMatrix Definition SM
|A| Determinant of a Matrix, Bars Definition DM
det(A) Determinant of a Matrix, Functional Definition DM
αA(λ) Algebraic Multiplicity of an Eigenvalue Definition AME
γA(λ) Geometric Multiplicity of an Eigenvalue Definition GME
T:UV Linear Transformation Definition LT
K(T) Kernel of a Linear Transformation Definition KLT
R(T) Range of a Linear Transformation Definition RLT
r(T) Rank of a Linear Transformation Definition ROLT
n(T) Nullity of a Linear Transformation Definition NOLT
ρB(w) Vector Representation Definition VR
MB,CT Matrix Representation Definition MR
α=β Complex Number Equality Definition CNE
α+β Complex Number Addition Definition CNA
αβ Complex Number Multiplication Definition CNM
α Conjugate of a Complex Number Definition CCN
xS Set Membership Definition SET
ST Subset Definition SSET
Empty Set Definition ES
S=T Set Equality Definition SE
|S| Cardinality Definition C
ST Set Union Definition SU
ST Set Intersection Definition SI
S Set Complement Definition SC