nLab LU decomposition

Idea

In linear algebra, the decomposition of a matrix $M$ as the matrix product $M = L U$ of

• a lower triangular matrix $L$

and

• an upper triangular matrix $U$

is is called LU decomposition or LU factorization.

Related entries

• matrix decompositions

  • QR decomposition

  • Gauss decomposition

  • polar decomposition

Literature

• Wikipedia, LU decomposition