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Re: vector[m,1] vector[n,1] matrix[m,n]

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  • Subject: [mg116027] Re: vector[m,1] vector[n,1] matrix[m,n]
  • From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
  • Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:29:09 -0500 (EST)

Your dimensions are not compatible to obtain an m-by-n result; your v2 
should have dimensions {1,n}.

The kernel function Dot then will calculate the matrix product.  Example:

     v1 = { {2}, {4}, {6} };
     v2 = { {1, 3 };
     v1 . v2


On 1/28/2011 6:11 AM, EF wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is there a "simple kernel based" routine to do the scalar product of two
> one dimensional vectors, producing the m,n Matrix:
>
> v1[m,1].v2[n,1] ->  mat[m,n]
>
>
>
> Thanks    E.F.
>

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