#10848: Checks for Hermitian matrices
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Reporter: rbeezer | Owner: jason, was
Type: enhancement | Status: needs_review
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: linear algebra | Keywords:
Author: Rob Beezer | Upstream: N/A
Reviewer: | Merged:
Work_issues: |
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Comment(by flawrence):
Replying to [comment:7 rbeezer]:
> {{{
> This routine is for matrices over exact rings and so may not
> work properly for matrices over ``RR`` or ``CC``. For matrices
with
> approximate entries, the rings of double-precision floating-
point
> numbers, ``RDF`` and ``CDF``, are a better choice since the
>
:meth:`sage.matrix.matrix_double_dense.Matrix_double_dense.is_hermitian`
> method has a tolerance parameter. This provides control over
> allowing for minor discrepancies between entries when checking
> equality.
> }}}
Would it be possible to copy the `matrix_double_dense.pyx` `is_hermitian`
into `matrix_dense.pyx` (adjusting the default tolerance and doctests, of
course) and thus remove the quirk that makes this warning necessary?
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