A formula for the exponential of a real skew-symmetric matrix of order 4 (Q5960917)

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A formula for the exponential of a real skew-symmetric matrix of order 4
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1731140

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    A formula for the exponential of a real skew-symmetric matrix of order 4 (English)
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    8 September 2003
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    The author derives a formula for the exponential of a real skew-symmetric matrix (that is, \(A^T=-A\)) of order 4 with distinct eigenvalues, as a generalization of Rodrigues' formula for similar matrices of order 3. If the eigenvalues are not distinct, the formula is very simple. After corrections to typographical errors, Rodrigues' formula (1.1) in the present paper for \(A\) of order 3 is \[ e^A = I + {\sin \alpha \over \alpha} A + {\cos\alpha -1 \over \alpha^2} A^2 \] where \(\alpha = (u_1^2+u_2^2+u_3^2)^{1/2}\). Similarly, after corrections to typographical errors in Theorem~2.4 for \(A\) of order 4, \(a\) and \(c\) in (2.5) are \[ a={\alpha\sin\mu-\mu\sin\alpha\over\alpha\mu(\alpha^2+\mu^2)}\text{ and }c={\sin\alpha\over\alpha}-a\alpha^2. \] Moreover, for notational consistency, in the proof of the theorem, the symbols \(a,b,c,d\) should be changed to \(d,c,b,a\), respectively.
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    matrix exponential
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    real skew-symmetric matrix
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    matrix of order 4
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    Rodrigues' formula
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    eigenvalues
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