| 释义 | 
		Diagonal MatrixA diagonal matrix is a Matrix   of the form
    | (1) |  
  where   is the Kronecker Delta,   are constants, and there is no summation over indices.  The generaldiagonal matrix is therefore Square and of the form
   | (2) |  
  Given a Matrix equation of the form
 
   | (3) |  
  multiply through to obtain
   | (4) |  
  Since in general,   for  , this can be true only if off-diagonal components vanish.Therefore, A must be diagonal.
 
 Given a diagonal matrix  ,
    | (5) |  
  See also Matrix, Triangular Matrix, Tridiagonal Matrix References
 Arfken, G.  Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 3rd ed.  Orlando, FL: Academic Press, pp. 181-184 and 217-229, 1985.  |