@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton
@c This is part of the Octave manual.
@c For copying conditions, see the file gpl.texi.

@node Linear Algebra, Nonlinear Equations, Arithmetic, Top
@chapter Linear Algebra

This chapter documents the linear algebra functions of Octave.
Reference material for many of these functions may be found in
Golub and Van Loan, @cite{Matrix Computations, 2nd Ed.}, Johns Hopkins,
1989, and in @cite{@sc{Lapack} Users' Guide}, SIAM, 1992.

@menu
* Basic Matrix Functions::      
* Matrix Factorizations::       
* Functions of a Matrix::       
@end menu

@node Basic Matrix Functions, Matrix Factorizations, Linear Algebra, Linear Algebra
@section Basic Matrix Functions

DOCSTRING(balance)

DOCSTRING(cond)

DOCSTRING(det)

DOCSTRING(eig)

DOCSTRING(givens)

DOCSTRING(inv)

DOCSTRING(norm)

DOCSTRING(null)

DOCSTRING(orth)

DOCSTRING(pinv)

DOCSTRING(rank)

DOCSTRING(trace)

@node Matrix Factorizations, Functions of a Matrix, Basic Matrix Functions, Linear Algebra
@section Matrix Factorizations

DOCSTRING(chol)

DOCSTRING(hess)

DOCSTRING(lu)

DOCSTRING(qr)

DOCSTRING(qz)

DOCSTRING(qzhess)

DOCSTRING(schur)

DOCSTRING(svd)

@node Functions of a Matrix,  , Matrix Factorizations, Linear Algebra
@section Functions of a Matrix

DOCSTRING(expm)

DOCSTRING(logm)

DOCSTRING(sqrtm)

DOCSTRING(kron)

DOCSTRING(syl)