can't you just multiply the PDL matrix by itself?

You can ... but it gives the result the OP doesn't want: 
C:\>perl -MPDL -le "$x = pdl([0, 1], [2,3]);print $x; print $x * $x; p
+rint $x ** 2;"

[
 [0 1]
 [2 3]
]

[
 [0 1]
 [4 9]
]

[
 [0 1]
 [4 9]
]

[download]

Cheers,
Rob

In reply to Re^3: In PDL, how to raise a matrix $m to a power $v by syphilis
in thread In PDL, how to raise a matrix $m to a power $v by Anonymous Monk

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