Re: SetDelayed problems with matrix operation
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- Subject: [mg27369] Re: SetDelayed problems with matrix operation
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 02:25:13 -0500 (EST)
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Sanchez,
You need Set instead of SetDelayed:
{ x1[t_], x2[t_], x3[t_]} = MatrixExp[A t].{b1, 0, 0}
The problem is that with
{ x1[t_], x2[t_], x3[t_]} := MatrixExp[A t].{b1, 0, 0}
The right side is not evaluated and so when Mathematica tries to store the
assignment it finds that the two side are not the same shape -- just as the
message says.
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Allan
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"SANCHEZ DE LEON, Guillermo" <gsl at fab.enusa.es> wrote in message
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> Given a square matrix such as
>
> A={{-3, 0, 0.05}, {0.8, -0.01, 0}, {0, 0.01, -0.05}}
>
> I wish evalute the expresion:
>
> { x1[t_], x2[t_], x3[t_]} : = MatrixExp[A t].{b1, 0, 0}
>
> I receive the message
>
> SetDelayed::"shape": "Lists{ x1[t_], x2[t_], x3[t_] } and MatrixExp[A t)]