[Insight-users] difference between vector and covariantvector
Luis Ibanez
luis.ibanez at kitware.com
Thu Jan 17 08:27:38 EST 2008
Hi Jeroen,
Thanks for the correction.
My statement about the orthogonal matrix was indeed incorrect.
Regards,
Luis
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>
>> In the case of rigid rotations, the matrix is orthogonal and
>> therefore it is equal to its inverse, so the effect is not
>> noticeable.
>
>
> The inverse of an orthogonal matrix is its transpose, which in general
> not equal to the original matrix. Just write down a 2D rotation matrix, to convince yourself.
>
> best,
> Jeroen
>
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