Stability theory - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stability_theoryIf there exists an eigenvalue λ of A with Re(λ) > 0 then the solution is unstable for t → ∞. Application of this result in practice, in order to decide the stability of the origin for a linear system, is facilitated by the Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion. The eigenvalues of a matrix are the roots of its characteristic polynomial.
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…