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Re: Special Matrix

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  • Subject: [mg28240] Re: Special Matrix
  • From: Erich Mueller <emuelle1 at uiuc.edu>
  • Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 01:52:49 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • References: <9ah5nq$ps0@smc.vnet.net>
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Here is one approach, Its probably not the fastest, but is relatively
straightforward:

Mat[n_] := (V = Array[1 &, n]; V[[1]] = 0; V[[n]] = 0; Outer[Times, V, V])

Typing  

Mat[3]

returns

{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 0}}

Erich

On 5 Apr 2001, Yoram Pollack wrote:

> Hello
> I am trying to create a "n x n" matrix with "1" in every position exept in
> first and last row, and first and last coulumn, where "0" is needed. In
> other words: sqare matrix full of  "1" sorounded by "0".
> What will be the fastest and shortest way to do it?
> 
> Thanks
> Yoram
> 
> 
> 
> 


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