from Part I - Matrix Methods
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2021
The algebraic eigenproblem is the mathematical answer to the physical questions:What are the principal stresses in a solid or fluid and on what planes do they act?What are the natural frequencies of a system?Is the system stable to small disturbances?What is the best basis with respect to which to solve a system of linear algebraic equations with a real symmetric coefficient matrix?What is the best basis with respect to which to solve a system of linear ordinary differential equations?What is the best basis with respect to which to represent an experimental or numerical data set?
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