Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

★★★★☆Undergraduate

📖Definition

For matrix A, λ is an eigenvalue and v is an eigenvector if Av = λv.

📐Formulas

Av = λ v

Eigenvalue equation

det(A - λ I) = 0

Characteristic equation

✏️Examples

예제 1★★★★

Find the eigenvalues of A = [[2, 1], [1, 2]].

📜History

Developed from work by Euler and Lagrange, formalized by Hilbert.

Applications

Physics

Quantum mechanics, vibration modes

Data Science

PCA (Principal Component Analysis)

PageRank

Google search algorithm

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