
How to intuitively understand eigenvalue and eigenvector?
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors are easy to calculate and the concept is not difficult to understand. I found that there are many applications of eigenvalues and eigenvectors in multivariate analysis.
What is the importance of eigenvalues/eigenvectors?
Feb 23, 2011 · 8 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors are central to the definition of measurement in quantum mechanics Measurements are what you do during experiments, so this is obviously of central …
Proof that the trace of a matrix is the sum of its eigenvalues
Oct 31, 2013 · 28 Trace is preserved under similarity and every matrix is similar to a Jordan block matrix. Since the Jordan block matrix has its eigenvalues on the diagonal, its trace is the sum (with …
The definition of simple eigenvalue - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Sep 2, 2021 · There seem to be two accepted definitions for simple eigenvalues. The definitions involve algebraic multiplicity and geometric multiplicity. When space has a finite dimension, the most used is …
What are the Eigenvalues of $A^2?$ - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 25, 2018 · I got your point. while in that we can modify this question for a 4×4 matrix with A has eigen value 1,1,1,2 . Then can it be possible to have 1,4,3,1/3. this time (det A)^2= (det A^2) satisfied.
Fast way to calculate Eigen of 2x2 matrix using a formula
The quadratic formula is actually correct on the Harvard site. It's just a different way of writing it.
Real life examples for eigenvalues / eigenvectors
There are already good answers about importance of eigenvalues / eigenvectors, such as this question and some others, as well as this Wikipedia article. I know the theory and these examples, but n...
What is the difference between "singular value" and "eigenvalue"?
The singular value is a nonnegative scalar of a square or rectangular matrix while an eigenvalue is a scalar (any scalar) of a square matrix.
Inverse matrix’s eigenvalue? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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Eigenvalues of $A$ and $A - Mathematics Stack Exchange
How are the eigenvalues of $A$ and $A + A^T$ related? Of course, if $A$ is symmetric, the answer is easy: they are the same up to factor or $2$, since then $A + A^T = 2A$.