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eigenvalue Definition

eigen·value (īgən val′yo̵̅o̅)

noun

Math., Physics any of the possible values of a quantity derived from a differential or integral equation having solutions that satisfy certain special conditions

eigenvalue Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • matrix: The eigenvalues of a matrix are the roots of its characteristic equation.
  • operator: The assumption is that the zeroes of such Zeta functions correspond to the eigenvalues of finite dimensional unitary operators of natural quantum mechanical systems.

Converse of object

  • compute: The compute eigenvalues are stored in the member ' W ' .
  • calculate: The program tests for linear dependence by calculating the eigenvalues of the overlap matrix.
  • find: Course Description Solving linear systems Ax = b or finding the eigenvalues of a matrix may appear to be trivial tasks.
  • have: The transition matrices of periodic Markov chains have eigenvalues on the unit circle.
  • contain: S 2 B = I ) then d contains the eigenvalues of the hermitian matrix SAS.
  • associate: A C King & D J Needham On the behavior of eigenvalues associated with Sturm-Liouville problems on shrinking domains.

Adjective modifier

  • corresponding: The corresponding eigenvalue is the same in both cases.
  • negative: There is a practical tip to make negative eigenvalues rear their head less.
  • complex: The fermion determinant is calculated by summing over the resulting complex eigenvalues.
  • low: The goal is to find visual characteristics of the domain which determine or at least estimate the lowest eigenvalue.
  • large: Let, , be the n ' eigenvectors of which have the largest corresponding eigenvalues.
  • small: From section 3.1 we seek the eigenvector with smallest eigenvalue of.

Modifies a noun

  • equation: Solution method: The momentum balance equation is transformed into an eigenvalue equation of the Mathieu type with an extra damping term.
  • problem: Nature of problem: The numeric eigenvalue problem appears in a number of branches of Physics.
  • analysis: The first two natural circular frequencies are determined from the eigenvalue analysis and used to evaluate Rayleigh damping factors from equations ( 5 ).
  • spectrum: The eigenvalue spectrum provides an answer to the question of how many images are necessary to determine a reconstruction to a given resolution.

Noun used with modifier

  • matrix: For large problems round- off errors may accumulate during the solution of the matrix eigenvalue equation.
  • energy: Unusual features: To include the effects of screening the atomic number Z and the electron energy eigenvalue may be modified.

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