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Re: matrix log and exp [message #30274]

Thu, 18 April 2002 06:19

G Karas
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Registered: March 2002

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"Vince" <hradilv.nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:32:42 -0400, Paul Van Delst
> <paul.vandelst@noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>> G Karas wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi group,
>>> one quickie and possibly difficult:
>>>
>>> IDL does not have a matrix logarithm logm and matrix
>>> exponent expm function. I was thinking of calling lapack
>>> routines which do it, but have no experience with lapack
>>> or FORTRAN. Anyone with any tips on this one?
>>
>> Yes. Use ALOG() and EXP().
>>
>> paulv
>>
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>
> I think what the original post-er is looking for is:
>
> exp(A) = SUM{ (1/n!) * A^n } from 0 to infinity
>
> The only (other) advice I can give is to truncate the sum at some
> "reasonable" value (10?, 100?). 'couse you still have to deal with
> the A^n part %^{

Yes, exp(A) with the factorial is quite straightforward, a value of 60 or so
will do the trick, but to go back by using
the logarithm is a lot more complicated. Thanks for all
the advice though :)

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		Re: matrix log and exp By: G Karas on Thu, 18 April 2002 06:19
		Re: matrix log and exp By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Thu, 18 April 2002 05:43
		Re: matrix log and exp By: James Kuyper on Wed, 17 April 2002 14:52
		Re: matrix log and exp By: hradilv.nospam on Wed, 17 April 2002 14:34
		Re: matrix log and exp By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 17 April 2002 12:32

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