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Transfer-matrix method
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<p>Transfer-matrix method may refer to: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Transfer-matrix_method_(statistical_mechanics)/gjkfQFdB">Transfer-matrix method (statistical mechanics)</a>, a mathematical technique used to write the partition function into a simpler form.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Transfer-matrix_method_(optics)/sPJUrFY0">Transfer-matrix method (optics)</a>, a method to analyze the propagation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves through a stratified medium.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ray_transfer_matrix_analysis/k8MtAnYt">Ray transfer matrix analysis</a> in geometric optics, a mathematical method for performing ray tracing calculations.</li> <li>Transfer-matrix method (combinatorics), a method for computing the total weight of all walks of a given length between a pair of vertices in a weighted graph.</li></ul>