English Explanatory Dictionary

Sylvester equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A matrix equation, used in control theory, of the form AX + XB = C. Given matrices A, B, and C, the problem is to find possible matrices for X.

Word forms

Sylvester equation Sylvester equations

Etymology

Named after J. Sylvester, who published on the topic in 1884.

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