
# coding: utf-8

# # 3x3 Householder QR Demo

# This demo constructs a $3\times 3$ QR factorization using Householder reflectors.

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import numpy as np
import numpy.linalg as la


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n = 3

e1 = np.array([1,0,0])
e2 = np.array([0,1,0])
e3 = np.array([0,0,1])

A = np.random.randn(n, n)
A


# Householder reflector:
# $$I-2\frac{vv^T}{v^Tv}$$
# 
# Choose $v=a-\|a\|e_1$.

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a = A[:, 0]
v = a-la.norm(a)*e1

H1 = np.eye(3) - 2*np.outer(v, v)/(v@v)


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A1 = H1 @ A
A1


# NB: Never build full Householder matrices in actual code! (Why? How?)

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a = A1[:, 1].copy()
a[0] = 0
v = a-la.norm(a)*e2

H2 = np.eye(3) - 2*np.outer(v, v)/(v@v)


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R = H2 @ A1
R


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Q = np.dot(H2, H1).T
la.norm(np.dot(Q, R) - A)

