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RE: Creating a symmetric matrix

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  • Subject: [mg46865] RE: [mg46853] Creating a symmetric matrix
  • From: "tgarza01 at prodigy.net.mx" <tgarza01 at prodigy.net.mx>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 02:02:49 -0500 (EST)
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In[1]:=
anyMat = {{a, b, c}, {d, e, f}, {g, h, i}}; 

In[2]:=
symMat = Table[If[m >= j, anyMat[[m,j]], 
    anyMat[[j,m]]], {m, 1, 3}, {j, 1, 3}]
Out[2]=
{{a,d,g},{d,e,h},{g,h,i}}

Tomas Garza
Mexico City

Original Message:
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From: Mark Coleman mark at markscoleman.com
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg46865] [mg46853] Creating a symmetric matrix


Greetings,

How can I efficiently build a symmetric matrix from an upper triangular 
one, i.e., extract the upper triangular elements and insert them into 
the lower triangle in such a way as to make the resulting square matrix 
symmetric?

Thanks,

Mark


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