Eigenvalues and eigenvectors - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigenvalues_and_eigenvectorsEigenvalues and eigenvectors feature prominently in the analysis of linear transformations. The prefix eigen- is adopted from the German word eigen (cognate with the English word own) for "proper", "characteristic", "own". Originally used to study principal axes of the rotational motion of rigid bodies, eigenvalues and eigenvectors have a wide range of applications, for example in stability an…
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - MIT Mathematics
math.mit.edu › ~gs › linearalgebraEigenvalues The number is an eigenvalue of Aif and only if I is singular: det.A I/ D 0: (3) This “characteristic equation” det.A I/ D 0 involves only , not x. When A is n by n, the equation has degree n. Then A has n eigenvalues and each leads to x: For each solve.A I/ x D 0 or Ax D x to find an eigenvector x: Example 4 A D 12 24