package com.thealgorithms.maths;
/**
* This class provides a method to compute the rank of a matrix.
* In linear algebra, the rank of a matrix is the maximum number of linearly independent rows or columns in the matrix.
* For example, consider the following 3x3 matrix:
* 1 2 3
* 2 4 6
* 3 6 9
* Despite having 3 rows and 3 columns, this matrix only has a rank of 1 because all rows (and columns) are multiples of each other.
* It's a fundamental concept that gives key insights into the structure of the matrix.
* It's important to note that the rank is not only defined for square matrices but for any m x n matrix.
*
* @author Anup Omkar
*/
public final class MatrixRank {
private MatrixRank() {
}
private static final double EPSILON = 1e-10;
/**
* @brief Computes the rank of the input matrix
*
* @param matrix The input matrix
* @return The rank of the input matrix
*/
public static int computeRank(double[][] matrix) {
validateInputMatrix(matrix);
int numRows = matrix.length;
int numColumns = matrix[0].length;
int rank = 0;
boolean[] rowMarked = new boolean[numRows];
double[][] matrixCopy = deepCopy(matrix);
for (int colIndex = 0; colIndex < numColumns; ++colIndex) {
int pivotRow = findPivotRow(matrixCopy, rowMarked, colIndex);
if (pivotRow != numRows) {
++rank;
rowMarked[pivotRow] = true;
normalizePivotRow(matrixCopy, pivotRow, colIndex);
eliminateRows(matrixCopy, pivotRow, colIndex);
}
}
return rank;
}
private static boolean isZero(double value) {
return Math.abs(value) < EPSILON;
}
private static double[][] deepCopy(double[][] matrix) {
int numRows = matrix.length;
int numColumns = matrix[0].length;
double[][] matrixCopy = new double[numRows][numColumns];
for (int rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < numRows; ++rowIndex) {
System.arraycopy(matrix[rowIndex], 0, matrixCopy[rowIndex], 0, numColumns);
}
return matrixCopy;
}
private static void validateInputMatrix(double[][] matrix) {
if (matrix == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The input matrix cannot be null");
}
if (matrix.length == 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The input matrix cannot be empty");
}
if (!hasValidRows(matrix)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The input matrix cannot have null or empty rows");
}
if (isJaggedMatrix(matrix)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The input matrix cannot be jagged");
}
}
private static boolean hasValidRows(double[][] matrix) {
for (double[] row : matrix) {
if (row == null || row.length == 0) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
/**
* @brief Checks if the input matrix is a jagged matrix.
* Jagged matrix is a matrix where the number of columns in each row is not the same.
*
* @param matrix The input matrix
* @return True if the input matrix is a jagged matrix, false otherwise
*/
private static boolean isJaggedMatrix(double[][] matrix) {
int numColumns = matrix[0].length;
for (double[] row : matrix) {
if (row.length != numColumns) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
/**
* @brief The pivot row is the row in the matrix that is used to eliminate other rows and reduce the matrix to its row echelon form.
* The pivot row is selected as the first row (from top to bottom) where the value in the current column (the pivot column) is not zero.
* This row is then used to "eliminate" other rows, by subtracting multiples of the pivot row from them, so that all other entries in the pivot column become zero.
* This process is repeated for each column, each time selecting a new pivot row, until the matrix is in row echelon form.
* The number of pivot rows (rows with a leading entry, or pivot) then gives the rank of the matrix.
*
* @param matrix The input matrix
* @param rowMarked An array indicating which rows have been marked
* @param colIndex The column index
* @return The pivot row index, or the number of rows if no suitable pivot row was found
*/
private static int findPivotRow(double[][] matrix, boolean[] rowMarked, int colIndex) {
int numRows = matrix.length;
for (int pivotRow = 0; pivotRow < numRows; ++pivotRow) {
if (!rowMarked[pivotRow] && !isZero(matrix[pivotRow][colIndex])) {
return pivotRow;
}
}
return numRows;
}
/**
* @brief This method divides all values in the pivot row by the value in the given column.
* This ensures that the pivot value itself will be 1, which simplifies further calculations.
*
* @param matrix The input matrix
* @param pivotRow The pivot row index
* @param colIndex The column index
*/
private static void normalizePivotRow(double[][] matrix, int pivotRow, int colIndex) {
int numColumns = matrix[0].length;
for (int nextCol = colIndex + 1; nextCol < numColumns; ++nextCol) {
matrix[pivotRow][nextCol] /= matrix[pivotRow][colIndex];
}
}
/**
* @brief This method subtracts multiples of the pivot row from all other rows,
* so that all values in the given column of other rows will be zero.
* This is a key step in reducing the matrix to row echelon form.
*
* @param matrix The input matrix
* @param pivotRow The pivot row index
* @param colIndex The column index
*/
private static void eliminateRows(double[][] matrix, int pivotRow, int colIndex) {
int numRows = matrix.length;
int numColumns = matrix[0].length;
for (int otherRow = 0; otherRow < numRows; ++otherRow) {
if (otherRow != pivotRow && !isZero(matrix[otherRow][colIndex])) {
for (int col2 = colIndex + 1; col2 < numColumns; ++col2) {
matrix[otherRow][col2] -= matrix[pivotRow][col2] * matrix[otherRow][colIndex];
}
}
}
}
}