distr (version 2.9.7)

PosDefSymmMatrix-class: Positive-[Semi-]definite, symmetric matrices

Description

The class of positive-[semi-]definite, symmetric matrices.

Objects from the Class

Objects can be created by calls of the form new("PosSemDefSymmMatrix", ...) resp. new("PosDefSymmMatrix", ...). More frequently they are created via the generating functions PosSemDefSymmMatrix resp. PosDefSymmMatrix.

Slots

.Data

Object of class "matrix". A numeric matrix with finite entries.

Extends

[Class "PosSemDefSymmMatrix", directly] Class "matrix", from data part.
Class "structure", by class "matrix".
Class "array", by class "matrix".
Class "vector", by class "matrix", with explicit coerce.
Class "vector", by class "matrix", with explicit coerce.

Author

Matthias Kohl , Peter Ruckdeschel

See Also

PosDefSymmMatrix, matrix-class

Examples

new("PosDefSymmMatrix", diag(2))