Matrix Exponential via Clifford Algebras

DOI10.2991/JNMP.1998.5.3.5zbMATH Open0951.15024arXivmath-ph/9807038OpenAlexW1985135166MaRDI QIDQ4498232FDOQ4498232

Rafał Abłamowicz

Publication date: 15 August 2000

Published in: Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We use isomorphism $varphi$ between matrix algebras and simple orthogonal Clifford algebras $cl(Q)$ to compute matrix exponential $e^A$ of a real, complex, and quaternionic matrix A. The isomorphic image $p=varphi(A)$ in $cl(Q),$ where the quadratic form $Q$ has a suitable signature $(p,q),$ is exponentiated modulo a minimal polynomial of $p$ using Clifford exponential. Elements of $cl(Q)$ are treated as symbolic multivariate polynomials in Grassmann monomials. Computations in $cl(Q)$ are performed with a Maple package `CLIFFORD'. Three examples of matrix exponentiation are given.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/9807038

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zbMATH Keywords

eigenvaluesspectral theoryquaternionsClifford algebramatrix exponentialJordan normal formfull matrix algebrafirst-order linear differential equationspinor representationdiagonalization of matricesbasis free methods

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Eigenvalues, singular values, and eigenvectors (15A18) Canonical forms, reductions, classification (15A21) Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25) Matrices over function rings in one or more variables (15A54) Clifford algebras, spinors (15A66)

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Cited In (8)

• Calculation of the exponential in arbitrary \(Cl_{p,q}\) Clifford algebra
• On exponential of split quaternionic matrices
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• The minimal polynomial of some matrices via quaternions
• An elementary, first principles approach to the indefinite spin groups
• CLIFFORD
• Universal similarity factorization equalities over generalized Clifford algebras

Uses Software

• Maple

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