using numpy to do linear algebra

[Michael O'Brien]

Hola~

I have a large array of points (over a million). I would like to
multiply each point in the array by a 4x4 matrix. I keep thinking
there should be an easy way to do this using numpy, but I can't figure
out the mojo to do it. Is that possible?

MO

[Robert Kern]

Michael O'Brien wrote:

Hola~

I have a large array of points (over a million). I would like to
multiply each point in the array by a 4x4 matrix. I keep thinking
there should be an easy way to do this using numpy, but I can't figure
out the mojo to do it. Is that possible?

numpy questions are best asked (and best answered!) on the numpy list.

http://www.scipy.org/Mailing_Lists

Now, you haven't given quite enough information for us to answer your question
definitively. What's the format of your array of points? Is it (N, 4) or (4, N)?
Is your (4, 4) matrix set up to left-multiply column-vectors or right-multiply
row-vectors?

I'm guessing that you have an (N, 4) array of N row-vectors and your (4, 4)
matrix is set up to left-multiply column-vectors, as is the usual case. Since
you have row-vectors and your matrix needs column-vectors, you need to transpose
the matrix and multiply it on the *right* of your vectors array.

dot(n_x_four, four_x_four.T)

If the matrix had already been set up to right-multiply row-vectors, then you
could skip the transpose.

--
Robert Kern

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