> I am a new user and I have been struggling for hours. So finally I
> decide to ask you:
> If I have a matrix P, and P.2 = P%*%P, and P.3=P.2%*%P
> is there a function to calculate the power of a matrix?? if not how can
i do:
> for (i in 1:10) {P.i=P^i}
> after this I need to sum them up and my problem is to combine P and
> i to P.i can anyone help me please???
Take a look at FAQ on R 7.21 ("How can I turn a string into a variable?").
This code will do what you ask (though the first matrix is named P.1,
rather than P for convenience):
paste0 <- function(x) paste("P.", x, sep="")
P.1 <- matrix(rnorm(25), nrow=5)
varnames <- paste0(1:10)
for(i in 2:10) assign(paste0(i), get(paste0(i-1)) %*% P.1)
Regards,
Richie.
Mathematical Sciences Unit
HSL
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