symmetric

symmetric(n, dist='normal', pd=False, ew=None, seed=None)

Generates a random symmetric matrix of size n with eigenvalues ew.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
n	int	The size of the matrix.	required
dist	str	Distribution of individual matrix entries.	'normal'
pd	bool	Whether to ensure the generated matrix is positive-definite, clipping eigenvalues as necessary.	False
ew	Optional[np.ndarray]	Desired eigenvalues of A. If not provided, generates random values in the range [-1, 1].	None
seed	Union[int, np.random.Generator, None]	seed for the random number generator.	None

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	np.ndarray	A random symmetric matrix with the presribed eigenvalues.