MATH319 Slides

47 MIMO dominoes

Let A,B,C,D be complex matrices with shapes A (n×n); B (n×k); C (m×n); D (m×k) Recall

(m×n)×(n×n)×(n×k)=(m×k)

so we form m×k matrices C⁢B,C⁢A⁢B,D. The operations in a MIMO system are:

(i) taps;

(ii) summing junctions, which simply add matrices of the same shape;

(iii) differentiation d/d⁢t , which operates on all the entries of the matrix;

(iv) integration ∫ which operates on all the entries of the matrix;

(v) matrix amplifiers U↦B⁢U, which can change the shape of U to B⁢U. Usually, we multiply on the left by the matrix.