Matrix generation

I have a $2x2$ matrix $M$. $M$ has the following form:

M = {{a, bExp[-2ikz]}, {bExp[2ikz], a}}


$a, b, k - const.$

z is variable that takes values from the range 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 ......300. I need 30 different matrices M1, M2....M30 corresponding to the values of z - 0, 10, 20.....300 and then multiply those matrices. How can I do that with Mathematica ?

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Don't define 30 variables... define one function M[k_Integer] := {{a, b Exp[-2I k z]}, {b Exp[2I k z], a}}, and call it as M[1], M[2], etc. Note that the imaginary quantity is I, not i. You also need spaces between variables – kz is different from k z. This is quite possibly a duplicate of several and will most likely be closed. –  The Toad Sep 19 '13 at 17:17

I think the following codes are for your problem ;

In order to obtain the M[1], M[2],... M[30] matrices, you can define them as a function. Namely,

M[z_] := {{a, b*Exp[-2 I*k*10z]}, {b*Exp[2 I*k*10z], a}}


To product two matrices, you can use the . between two matrices. For example;

M[1].M[2]={{a^2 + b^2 E^(420 I),a b E^(-420 I) + a b E^(-840 I)}, {a b E^(420 I) + a b E^(840 I),a^2 + b^2 E^(-420 I)}}


where I is i.

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Thank you for the suggestions. Now how does the full codes look like? What kind of looping do I need here? –  Hpaudel Sep 19 '13 at 18:26
@Hpaudel, try Array[M, 30, 1, Dot] –  Simon Woods Sep 19 '13 at 18:40