SVD question

Robert Kern robert.kern at gmail.com
Fri Mar 17 20:16:59 EST 2006


smritibhagat at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi!
> I have been trying to figure this out, and need help...
> How do I compute an orthogonal complement of a matrix using SVD?

On the chance that this is homework, I will only point out that Golub and van
Loan's book _Matrix Computations_ is essential reading if you are doing, well,
matrix computations.

> Is there a python lib function or code that does this?

numpy has SVD.

http://numeric.scipy.org

-- 
Robert Kern
robert.kern at gmail.com

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
 that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
 an underlying truth."
  -- Umberto Eco




More information about the Python-list mailing list