matrices.h

#ifndef MATRICES_H
#define MATRICES_H

#include <vector>

class lower_triangular_matrix {

    unsigned n;
    std::vector<double> data;

    public:

    lower_triangular_matrix(unsigned n_ = 0) : n(n_), data(n * (n+1) / 2) {};
    
    void resize(unsigned n_) {
        n = n_;
        data.resize(n*(n+1)/2);
    }
    
    std::vector<double>::iterator operator[](unsigned i) { return data.begin() + i * (i+1) / 2; }
    std::vector<double>::const_iterator operator[](unsigned i) const { return data.begin() + i*(i+1)/2; }
};

class square_matrix {
    unsigned n;
    std::vector<double> data;

    public:

    square_matrix(unsigned n_ = 0) : n(n_), data(n * n) {};
    
    void resize(unsigned n_) {
        n = n_;
        data.resize(n*n);
    }
    
    std::vector<double>::iterator operator[](unsigned i) { return data.begin() + i * n; }
    std::vector<double>::const_iterator operator[](unsigned i) const { return data.begin() + i*n; }
};

#endif

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