MathGroup Archive 2010

[Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index]

Search the Archive

Re: How to construct symmetric matrix from just a one half matrix

  • To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
  • Subject: [mg110388] Re: How to construct symmetric matrix from just a one half matrix
  • From: Sseziwa Mukasa <mukasa at jeol.com>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:38:48 -0400 (EDT)

On Jun 15, 2010, at 2:29 AM, dragec wrote:

> please help me with simple to apply function that will construct
> symmetric matrix from given just a half matrix with diagonal.
> Eg:
> 
> From:
> 1  0  0  0
> 2  3  0  0
> 4  9  5  0
> 2  2  3  4
> 
> To give:
> 
> 1  2  4  2
> 2  3  9  2
> 4  9  5  3
> 2  2  3  4
> 


(Debug) In[76]:= lowerTriangulartoSymmetric[a_] := 
 Array[If[#2 > #1, a[[#2, #1]], a[[#1, #2]]] &, Dimensions[a]]

lowerTriangulartoSymmetric[{{1, 0, 0, 0}, {2, 3, 0, 0}, {4, 9, 5, 0}, {2, 2, 
   3, 4}}]
(Debug) Out[77]= {{1, 2, 4, 2}, {2, 3, 9, 2}, {4, 9, 5, 3}, {2, 2, 3, 4}}

Regards,
	Ssezi


  • Prev by Date: Re: Simplification question
  • Next by Date: Re: Divergent integration result
  • Previous by thread: Re: How to construct symmetric matrix from just a one half matrix
  • Next by thread: Re: How to construct symmetric matrix from just a one half matrix