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<Chapter Label="Matrices">
<Heading>Matrices</Heading>

In &GAP;, Matrices can be represented by lists of row vectors,
see <Ref Chap="Row Vectors"/>.
(For a more general way to represent vectors and matrices,
see Chapter <Ref Chap="Vector and Matrix Objects"/>).
The row vectors must all have the same length, and their elements must lie in
a common ring. However, since checking rectangularness can be expensive
functions and methods of operations for matrices often will not give an error
message for non-rectangular lists of lists &ndash;in such cases the result is
undefined.
<P/>
Because matrices are just a special case of lists, all operations and
functions for lists are applicable to matrices also (see chapter
<Ref Chap="Lists"/>).
This especially includes accessing elements of a matrix (see
<Ref Sect="List Elements"/>),
changing elements of a matrix (see <Ref Sect="List Assignment"/>),
and comparing matrices (see <Ref Sect="Comparisons of Lists"/>).
<P/>
Note that, since a matrix is a list of lists,
the behaviour of <Ref Oper="ShallowCopy"/>
for matrices is just a special case of <Ref Oper="ShallowCopy"/> for lists
(see&nbsp;<Ref Sect="Duplication of Lists"/>);
called with an immutable matrix <A>mat</A>,
<Ref Oper="ShallowCopy"/> returns a mutable matrix
whose rows are identical to the rows of <A>mat</A>.
In particular the rows are still immutable.
To get a matrix whose rows are mutable,
one can use <C>List( <A>mat</A>, ShallowCopy )</C>.


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<Section Label="sect:InfoMatrix">
<Heading>InfoMatrix (Info Class)</Heading>

<#Include Label="InfoMatrix">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Categories of Matrices">
<Heading>Categories of Matrices</Heading>

<#Include Label="IsMatrix">
<#Include Label="IsOrdinaryMatrix">
<#Include Label="IsLieMatrix">

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<Section Label="Operators for Matrices">
<Heading>Operators for Matrices</Heading>

The rules for arithmetic operations involving matrices are in fact
special cases of those for the arithmetic of lists,
given in Section&nbsp;<Ref Sect="Arithmetic for Lists"/> and the following sections,
here we reiterate that definition, in the language of vectors and matrices.
<P/>
Note that the additive behaviour sketched below is defined only for lists in
the category <Ref Filt="IsGeneralizedRowVector"/>,
and the multiplicative behaviour is defined only for lists in the category
<Ref Filt="IsMultiplicativeGeneralizedRowVector"/>
(see&nbsp;<Ref Sect="Filters Controlling the Arithmetic Behaviour of Lists"/>).
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrices">addition</Index>
<C><A>mat1</A> + <A>mat2</A></C>
<P/>
returns the sum of the two matrices <A>mat1</A> and <A>mat2</A>,
Probably the most usual situation is that <A>mat1</A> and <A>mat2</A> have the same
dimensions and are defined over a common field;
in this case the sum is a new matrix over the same field where each entry
is the sum of the corresponding entries of the matrices.
<P/>
In more general situations, the sum of two matrices need not be a matrix,
for example adding an integer matrix <A>mat1</A> and a matrix <A>mat2</A> over
a finite field yields the table of pointwise sums,
which will be a mixture of finite field elements and integers if <A>mat1</A> has
bigger dimensions than <A>mat2</A>.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix">addition</Index>
<C><A>scalar</A> + <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix and scalar">addition</Index>
<C><A>mat</A> + <A>scalar</A></C>
<P/>
returns the sum of the scalar <A>scalar</A> and the matrix <A>mat</A>.
Probably the most usual situation is that the entries of <A>mat</A> lie in a
common field with <A>scalar</A>;
in this case the sum is a new matrix over the same field where each entry
is the sum of the scalar and the corresponding entry of the matrix.
<P/>
More general situations are for example the sum of an integer scalar and a
matrix over a finite field, or the sum of a finite field element and an
integer matrix.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrices">subtraction</Index>
<C><A>mat1</A> - <A>mat2</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix">subtraction</Index>
<C><A>scalar</A> - <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix and scalar">subtraction</Index>
<C><A>mat</A> - <A>scalar</A></C>
<P/>
Subtracting a matrix or scalar is defined as adding its additive inverse,
so the statements for the addition hold likewise.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>scalar</A> * <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix and scalar">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>mat</A> * <A>scalar</A></C>
<P/>
returns the product of the scalar <A>scalar</A> and the matrix <A>mat</A>.
Probably the most usual situation is that the elements of <A>mat</A> lie in a
common field with <A>scalar</A>;
in this case the product is a new matrix over the same field where each
entry is the product of the scalar and the corresponding entry of the matrix.
<P/>
More general situations are for example the product of an integer scalar and
a matrix over a finite field,
or the product of a finite field element and an integer matrix.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="vector and matrix">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>vec</A> * <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
returns the product of the row vector <A>vec</A> and the matrix <A>mat</A>.
Probably the most usual situation is that <A>vec</A> and <A>mat</A> have the same
lengths and are defined over a common field,
and that all rows of <A>mat</A> have some common length <M>m</M>;
in this case the product is a new row vector of length <M>m</M> over the same
field which is the sum of the scalar multiples of the rows of <A>mat</A> with the
corresponding entries of <A>vec</A>.
<P/>
More general situations are for example the product of an integer vector and
a matrix over a finite field,
or the product of a vector over a finite field and an integer matrix.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix and vector">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>mat</A> * <A>vec</A></C>
<P/>
returns the product of the matrix <A>mat</A> and the row vector <A>vec</A>.
(This is the standard product of a matrix with a <E>column</E> vector.)
Probably the most usual situation is that the length of <A>vec</A> and of all rows
of <A>mat</A> are equal, and that the elements of <A>mat</A> and <A>vec</A> lie in a common
field;
in this case the product is a new row vector of the same length as <A>mat</A> and
over the same field which is the sum of the scalar multiples of the columns
of <A>mat</A> with the corresponding entries of <A>vec</A>.
<P/>
More general situations are for example the product of an integer matrix and
a vector over a finite field,
or the product of a matrix over a finite field and an integer vector.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrices">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>mat1</A> * <A>mat2</A></C>
<P/>
This form evaluates to the (Cauchy) product of the two matrices <A>mat1</A> and
<A>mat2</A>.
Probably the most usual situation is that the number of columns of <A>mat1</A>
equals the number of rows of <A>mat2</A>,
and that the elements of <A>mat</A> and <A>vec</A> lie in a common field;
if <A>mat1</A> is a matrix with <M>m</M> rows and <M>n</M> columns and <A>mat2</A> is a
matrix with <M>n</M> rows and <M>o</M> columns, the result is a new matrix with <M>m</M>
rows and <M>o</M> columns.
The element in row <M>i</M> at position <M>j</M> of the product is the sum of
<M><A>mat1</A>[i][l] * <A>mat2</A>[l][j]</M>, with <M>l</M> running from <M>1</M> to <M>n</M>.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix">inverse</Index>
<C>Inverse( <A>mat</A> )</C>
<P/>
returns the inverse of the matrix <A>mat</A>,
which must be an invertible square matrix.
If <A>mat</A> is not invertible then <K>fail</K> is returned.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrices">quotient</Index>
<C><A>mat1</A> / <A>mat2</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix">quotient</Index>
<C><A>scalar</A> / <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix and scalar">quotient</Index>
<C><A>mat</A> / <A>scalar</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="vector and matrix">quotient</Index>
<C><A>vec</A> / <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
In general, <C><A>left</A> / <A>right</A></C> is defined as <C><A>left</A> * <A>right</A>^-1</C>.
Thus in the above forms the right operand must always be invertible.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix">power</Index>
<C><A>mat</A> ^ <A>int</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix">conjugate</Index>
<C><A>mat1</A> ^ <A>mat2</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="vector under matrix">image</Index>
<C><A>vec</A> ^ <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
Powering a square matrix <A>mat</A> by an integer <A>int</A> yields the <A>int</A>-th power
of <A>mat</A>; if <A>int</A> is negative then <A>mat</A> must be invertible,
if <A>int</A> is <C>0</C> then the result is the identity matrix <C>One( <A>mat</A> )</C>,
even if <A>mat</A> is not invertible.
<P/>
Powering a square matrix <A>mat1</A> by an invertible square matrix <A>mat2</A> of the
same dimensions yields the conjugate of <A>mat1</A> by <A>mat2</A>, i.e.,
the matrix <C><A>mat2</A>^-1 * <A>mat1</A> * <A>mat2</A></C>.
<P/>
Powering a row vector <A>vec</A> by a matrix <A>mat</A> is in every respect equivalent
to <C><A>vec</A> * <A>mat</A></C>.
This operations reflects the fact that matrices act naturally on row vectors
by multiplication from the right, and that the powering operator is &GAP;'s
standard for group actions.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="commutator">matrices</Index>
<C>Comm( <A>mat1</A>, <A>mat2</A> )</C>
<P/>
returns the commutator of the square invertible matrices <A>mat1</A> and <A>mat2</A>
of the same dimensions and over a common field,
which is the matrix <C><A>mat1</A>^-1 * <A>mat2</A>^-1 * <A>mat1</A> * <A>mat2</A></C>.
<P/>

The following cases are still special cases of the general list arithmetic
defined in&nbsp;<Ref Sect="Arithmetic for Lists"/>.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix list">addition</Index>
<C><A>scalar</A> + <A>matlist</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix list">addition</Index>
<C><A>matlist</A> + <A>scalar</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix list">subtraction</Index>
<C><A>scalar</A> - <A>matlist</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix list">subtraction</Index>
<C><A>matlist</A> - <A>scalar</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix list">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>scalar</A> * <A>matlist</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix list">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>matlist</A> * <A>scalar</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="scalar and matrix list">quotient</Index>
<C><A>matlist</A> / <A>scalar</A></C>
<P/>
A scalar <A>scalar</A> may also be added, subtracted, multiplied with, or
divided into a list <A>matlist</A> of matrices. The result is a new list
of matrices where each matrix is the result of performing the operation
with the corresponding matrix in <A>matlist</A>.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix and matrix list">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>mat</A> * <A>matlist</A></C>
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix and matrix list">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>matlist</A> * <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
A matrix <A>mat</A> may also be multiplied with a list <A>matlist</A> of matrices.
The result is a new list of matrices, where each entry is the product of
<A>mat</A> and the corresponding entry in <A>matlist</A>.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="matrix and matrix list">quotient</Index>
<C><A>matlist</A> / <A>mat</A></C>
<P/>
Dividing a list <A>matlist</A> of matrices by an invertible matrix <A>mat</A>
evaluates to <C><A>matlist</A> * <A>mat</A>^-1</C>.
<P/>
<Index Subkey="vector and matrix list">multiplication</Index>
<C><A>vec</A> * <A>matlist</A></C>
<P/>
returns the product of the vector <A>vec</A> and the list of matrices <A>mat</A>.
The lengths <A>l</A> of <A>vec</A> and <A>matlist</A> must be equal.
All matrices in <A>matlist</A> must have the same dimensions. The elements of
<A>vec</A> and the elements of the matrices in <A>matlist</A> must lie in a common
ring. The product is the sum over <C><A>vec</A>[<A>i</A>] * <A>matlist</A>[<A>i</A>]</C> with
<A>i</A> running from 1 to <A>l</A>.
<P/>

For the mutability of results of arithmetic operations,
see&nbsp;<Ref Sect="Mutability and Copyability"/>.

</Section>


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<Section Label="Properties and Attributes of Matrices">
<Heading>Properties and Attributes of Matrices</Heading>

<#Include Label="DimensionsMat">
<#Include Label="DefaultFieldOfMatrix">
<#Include Label="TraceMat">
<#Include Label="DeterminantMat">
<#Include Label="DeterminantMatDestructive">
<#Include Label="DeterminantMatDivFree">
<#Include Label="MatObj_IsEmptyMatrix">
<#Include Label="IsMonomialMatrix">
<#Include Label="IsDiagonalMat">
<#Include Label="IsUpperTriangularMat">
<#Include Label="IsLowerTriangularMat">
<#Include Label="IsSquareMat">
<#Include Label="IsSymmetricMat">
<#Include Label="IsAntisymmetricMat">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Matrix Constructions">
<Heading>Matrix Constructions</Heading>

<#Include Label="IdentityMat">
<#Include Label="NullMat">
<#Include Label="EmptyMatrix">
<#Include Label="DiagonalMat">
<#Include Label="DiagonalMatrix">
<#Include Label="PermutationMat">
<#Include Label="TransposedMatImmutable">
<#Include Label="TransposedMatDestructive">
<#Include Label="KroneckerProduct">
<#Include Label="ReflectionMat">
<#Include Label="PrintArray">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Random Matrices">
<Heading>Random Matrices</Heading>

<#Include Label="RandomMat">
<#Include Label="RandomMatrix">
<#Include Label="RandomInvertibleMat">
<#Include Label="RandomInvertibleMatrix">
<#Include Label="RandomUnimodularMat">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Matrices Representing Linear Equations and the Gaussian Algorithm">
<Heading>Matrices Representing Linear Equations and the Gaussian Algorithm</Heading>

<Index>Gaussian algorithm</Index>
<#Include Label="RankMat">
<#Include Label="TriangulizedMat">
<#Include Label="TriangulizeMat">
<#Include Label="NullspaceMat">
<#Include Label="NullspaceMatDestructive">
<#Include Label="SolutionMat">
<#Include Label="SolutionMatDestructive">
<#Include Label="BaseFixedSpace">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Eigenvectors and eigenvalues">
<Heading>Eigenvectors and eigenvalues</Heading>

<#Include Label="GeneralisedEigenvalues">
<#Include Label="GeneralisedEigenspaces">
<#Include Label="Eigenvalues">
<#Include Label="Eigenspaces">
<#Include Label="Eigenvectors">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Elementary Divisors">
<Heading>Elementary Divisors</Heading>

See also chapter <Ref Chap="Integral matrices and lattices"/>.

<#Include Label="ElementaryDivisorsMat">
<#Include Label="ElementaryDivisorsTransformationsMat">
<#Include Label="DiagonalizeMat">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Echelonized Matrices">
<Heading>Echelonized Matrices</Heading>

<#Include Label="SemiEchelonMat">
<#Include Label="SemiEchelonMatDestructive">
<#Include Label="SemiEchelonMatTransformation">
<#Include Label="SemiEchelonMats">
<#Include Label="SemiEchelonMatsDestructive">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Matrices as Basis of a Row Space">
<Heading>Matrices as Basis of a Row Space</Heading>

See also chapter <Ref Chap="Integral matrices and lattices"/>

<#Include Label="BaseMat">
<#Include Label="BaseMatDestructive">
<#Include Label="BaseOrthogonalSpaceMat">
<#Include Label="SumIntersectionMat">
<#Include Label="BaseSteinitzVectors">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Triangular Matrices">
<Heading>Triangular Matrices</Heading>

<#Include Label="DiagonalOfMat">
<#Include Label="UpperSubdiagonal">
<#Include Label="DepthOfUpperTriangularMatrix">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Matrices as Linear Mappings">
<Heading>Matrices as Linear Mappings</Heading>

<#Include Label="CharacteristicPolynomial">
<#Include Label="RationalCanonicalFormTransform">
<#Include Label="JordanDecomposition">
<#Include Label="BlownUpMat">
<#Include Label="BlownUpVector">
<#Include Label="CompanionMat">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Matrices over Finite Fields">
<Heading>Matrices over Finite Fields</Heading>

Just as for row vectors,
(see section <Ref Sect="Row Vectors over Finite Fields"/>),
&GAP; has a special representation for matrices over small finite fields.
<P/>
To be eligible to be represented in this way, each row of a matrix
must be able to be represented as a compact row vector of the same
length  over <E>the same</E> finite field.
<P/>
<Example><![CDATA[
gap> v := Z(2)*[1,0,0,1,1];
[ Z(2)^0, 0*Z(2), 0*Z(2), Z(2)^0, Z(2)^0 ]
gap> ConvertToVectorRep(v,2);
2
gap> v;
<a GF2 vector of length 5>
gap> m := [v];; ConvertToMatrixRep(m,GF(2));; m;
<a 1x5 matrix over GF2>
gap> m := [v,v];; ConvertToMatrixRep(m,GF(2));; m;
<a 2x5 matrix over GF2>
gap> m := [v,v,v];; ConvertToMatrixRep(m,GF(2));; m;
<a 3x5 matrix over GF2>
gap> v := Z(3)*[1..8];
[ Z(3), Z(3)^0, 0*Z(3), Z(3), Z(3)^0, 0*Z(3), Z(3), Z(3)^0 ]
gap> ConvertToVectorRep(v);
3
gap> m := [v];; ConvertToMatrixRep(m,GF(3));; m;
[ [ Z(3), Z(3)^0, 0*Z(3), Z(3), Z(3)^0, 0*Z(3), Z(3), Z(3)^0 ] ]
gap> RepresentationsOfObject(m);
[ "IsPositionalObjectRep", "Is8BitMatrixRep" ]
gap> m := [v,v,v,v];; ConvertToMatrixRep(m,GF(3));; m;
< mutable compressed matrix 4x8 over GF(3) >
]]></Example>
<P/>
All compressed matrices over GF(2) are viewed as
<C>&lt;a <A>n</A>x<A>m</A> matrix over GF2></C>,
while over fields GF(q) for q between 3 and 256, matrices
with 25 or more entries are viewed in this way, and smaller ones as
lists of lists.
<P/>
Matrices can be converted to this special representation via
the following functions.
<P/>
Note that the main advantage of this special representation of
matrices is in low dimensions, where various overheads can be
reduced. In higher dimensions, a list of compressed vectors will be
almost as fast. Note also that list access and assignment will be
somewhat slower for compressed matrices than for plain lists.
<P/>
In order to form a row of a compressed matrix a vector must accept
certain restrictions. Specifically, it cannot change its length or
change the field over which it is compressed. The main consequences of
this are: that only elements of the appropriate field can be assigned
to entries of the vector, and only to positions between 1 and the
original length; that the vector cannot be shared between two matrices
compressed over different fields.
<P/>
This is enforced by the filter <C>IsLockedRepresentationVector</C>.  When a
vector becomes part of a compressed matrix, this filter is set for it.
Assignment, <Ref Oper="Unbind" Label="unbind a list entry"/>,
<Ref Func="ConvertToVectorRep" Label="for a list (and a field)"/> and
<Ref Func="ConvertToMatrixRep" Label="for a list (and a field)"/>
are all prevented from altering a vector with this filter.
<P/>
<Example><![CDATA[
gap> v := [Z(2),Z(2)];; ConvertToVectorRep(v,GF(2));; v;
<a GF2 vector of length 2>
gap> m := [v,v];
[ <a GF2 vector of length 2>, <a GF2 vector of length 2> ]
gap> ConvertToMatrixRep(m,GF(2));
2
gap> m2 := [m[1], [Z(4),Z(4)]]; # now try and mix in some GF(4)
[ <a GF2 vector of length 2>, [ Z(2^2), Z(2^2) ] ]
gap> ConvertToMatrixRep(m2); # but m2[1] is locked
#I  ConvertToVectorRep: locked vector not converted to different field
fail
gap> m2 := [ShallowCopy(m[1]), [Z(4),Z(4)]]; # a fresh copy of row 1
[ <a GF2 vector of length 2>, [ Z(2^2), Z(2^2) ] ]
gap> ConvertToMatrixRep(m2); # now it works
4
gap> m2;
[ [ Z(2)^0, Z(2)^0 ], [ Z(2^2), Z(2^2) ] ]
gap> RepresentationsOfObject(m2);
[ "IsPositionalObjectRep", "Is8BitMatrixRep" ]
]]></Example>
<P/>
Arithmetic operations (see&nbsp;<Ref Sect="Arithmetic for Lists"/> and the following
sections) preserve the compression status of matrices in the sense that
if all arguments are compressed matrices written over the same field and
the result is a matrix then also the result is a compressed matrix
written over this field.
<P/>
There are also two operations that are only available for matrices
written over finite fields.

<#Include Label="ImmutableMatrix">
<#Include Label="ConvertToMatrixRep">
<#Include Label="ProjectiveOrder">
<#Include Label="SimultaneousEigenvalues">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Inverse and Nullspace of an Integer Matrix Modulo an Ideal">
<Heading>Inverse and Nullspace of an Integer Matrix Modulo an Ideal</Heading>

The following operations deal with matrices over a ring,
but only care about the residues of their entries modulo some ring element.
In the case of the integers and a prime number <M>p</M>,
this is effectively computation in a matrix over the prime field
in characteristic <M>p</M>.

<#Include Label="InverseMatMod">
<#Include Label="BasisNullspaceModN">
<#Include Label="NullspaceModN">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Special Multiplication Algorithms for Matrices over GF(2)">
<Heading>Special Multiplication Algorithms for Matrices over GF(2)</Heading>

When multiplying two compressed matrices <M>M</M> and <M>N</M> over GF(2) of dimensions
<M>a \times b</M> and <M>b \times c</M>,
where <M>a</M>, <M>b</M> and <M>c</M> are all
greater than or equal to 128, &GAP; by default uses a more
sophisticated matrix multiplication algorithm, in which linear
combinations of groups of 8 rows of <M>M</M> are remembered and re-used in
constructing various rows of the product. This is called level 8
grease. To optimise memory access patterns, these combinations are
stored for <M>(b+255)/256</M> sets of 8 rows at once. This number is called
the blocking level.
<P/>
These levels of grease and blocking are found experimentally to give
good performance across a range of processors and matrix sizes, but
other levels may do even better in some cases. You can control the
levels exactly using the functions below.
<P/>
We plan to include greased blocked matrix multiplication for other
finite fields, and greased blocked algorithms for inversion and other
matrix operations in a future release.
<P/>
<ManSection>
<Func Name="PROD_GF2MAT_GF2MAT_SIMPLE" Arg='m1, m2'/>

<Description>
This function performs the standard unblocked and ungreased matrix
multiplication for matrices of any size.
</Description>
</ManSection>
<P/>
<ManSection>
<Func Name="PROD_GF2MAT_GF2MAT_ADVANCED" Arg='m1, m2, g, b'/>

<Description>
This function computes the product of <A>m1</A> and <A>m2</A>, which must be
compressed matrices over GF(2) of compatible dimensions, using level <A>g</A>
grease and level <A>b</A> blocking.
</Description>
</ManSection>

</Section>


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<Section Label="Block Matrices">
<Heading>Block Matrices</Heading>

<#Include Label="[1]{matblock}">
<#Include Label="AsBlockMatrix">
<#Include Label="BlockMatrix">
<#Include Label="MatrixByBlockMatrix">

</Section>


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<Section Label="Linear Programming">
<Heading>Linear Programming</Heading>

<#Include Label="SimplexMethod">

</Section>
</Chapter>

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