Transfer-matrix method may refer to:
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Transfer-matrix method (statistical mechanics), a mathematical technique used to write the partition function into a simpler form.
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Transfer-matrix method (optics)
The transfer-matrix method is a method used in optics and acoustics to analyze the propagation of electromagnetic wave, electromagnetic or acoustic waves through a stratified medium; a stack of thin films. This is, for example, relevant for the ...
, a method to analyze the propagation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves through a stratified medium.
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Ray transfer matrix analysis in geometric optics, a mathematical method for performing ray tracing calculations.
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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.{{disambig