Function sqrtm #
Calculate the principal square root of a square matrix.
The principal square root matrix X
of another matrix A
is such that X * X = A
.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root_of_a_matrix
Syntax #
X = math.sqrtm(A)
Parameters #
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
A |
Array | Matrix | The square matrix A |
Returns #
Type | Description |
---|---|
Array | Matrix | The principal square root of matrix A |
Examples #
math.sqrtm([[1, 2], [3, 4]]) // returns [[-2, 1], [1.5, -0.5]]