Talk:Centrosymmetric matrix

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This page mentions that centrosymmetric matrices form a vector space. What is its dimension?

[edit] So?

What is the impact of this? Why is this important? —Ben FrantzDale 00:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

You could have answered your question if you had taken a few seconds to google "centrosymmetric matrix". In any case, lighten up. This article was just created a few hours ago, so it will take a while for the connections with other areas to be added, preferably by experts. It is not reasonable to expect that the first incarnation of an article will explain the larger significance of its subject. Centrosymmetric matrices are primarily of interest in numerical analysis, and also because they occur naturally as the transition matrices of certain types of Markov processes. The reference to Weaver's paper I added a few minutes ago might help you. Michael Kinyon 01:27, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I didn't mean to be curt. I just wanted to encourage someone to add more information. —Ben FrantzDale 02:19, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

You could have said it that way instead of heading the section with "So?". It's better to encourage than provoke. Anyway, I will assume good faith and accept your explanation. And thank you for reminding me that x should be × in the dimensions for matrices. Michael Kinyon 02:51, 21 September 2006 (UTC)