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Applications of matrix differentiation
I know that ordinary differentiation has many real world applications, from quantum physics to economics, but I cannot think of any real world applications of matrix differentiation. So, do any real ...
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Factorial of a matrix: what could be the use of it?
Recently on this site, the question was raised how we might define the factorial operation $\mathsf{A}!$ on a square matrix $\mathsf{A}$. The answer, perhaps unsurprisingly, involves the Gamma ...