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Re: mathematica newbie question

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  • Subject: [mg66893] Re: mathematica newbie question
  • From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
  • Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 03:25:09 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Jeremy,
Scalar operators applied to a matrix act on elements. Therefore, you get 
a matrix with the squared elements.
If you want to use matrix arithmetics, you need matrix operators like:
Dot .,MatrixPower, MatrixExp e.t.c
see manual

Daniel

Jeremy Watts wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just trying to get to grips with Mathematica and matrices.  Why is it when I
> enter :-
> {0, 0, 0}, {1, -1, -1}, {-1, 1, 1}}^2
> 
> then Mathematica returns :-
> 
> {{0, 0, 0}, {1, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 1}}
> 
> and not {{0,0,0},{0,0,0},{0,0,0}} (the actual square of the matrix) as I'd
> have expected?
> 
> Is it treating what I entered as separate vectors or something, and not  an
> actual matrix?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 


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