Taylor expansion of a matrix with multiple variable

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$$ G(x,y,t)=e^{- x \pmatrix{1&0 \\0&-1} - y \pmatrix{0&1\\1&0} - t\pmatrix{0&-1\\1&0} } $$

where $x,y,t \in \mathbb{R}$.

I would like to Taylor expand G around an infinetisimal change of x,y,t.


In the unitary case:

$$ U(t)=e^{-itH} $$

the result is

$$ U(\delta t) = 1- i\delta t H $$


But, how to I calculate it for multiple variables simultaneously?

What is $G(\delta x, \delta y, \delta t)$?

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$$ Z = -x \pmatrix{1 & 0 \\0 & -1} - y \pmatrix{0 & 1 \\1 & 0} - t \pmatrix{0 & -1 \\1 & 0} $$

so your problem becomes

$$ e^Z = 1 + Z + \frac{Z^2}{2} + \cdots $$

if you want to keep up to linear terms (like in your example) then

$$ G\approx 1 + Z = 1 -\delta x \pmatrix{1 & 0 \\0 & -1} - \delta y \pmatrix{0 & 1 \\1 & 0} - \delta t \pmatrix{0 & -1 \\1 & 0} $$