information form for multivariate Gaussians

(40 minutes to learn)

Summary

While we normally represent multivariate Gaussians in terms of their mean and covariance, information form is often a useful alternative. The distribution is represented in terms of a quadratic "energy function." This representation is convenient for conditioning, and is the basis for Gaussian Markov random fields.

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