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A formula for Eigenpairs of certain symmetric tridiagonal matrices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Byeong Chun Shin
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702–701, Korea
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A closed form expression is given for the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a symmetric tridiagonal matrix of odd order whose diagonal elements are all equal and whoes superdiagonal elements alternate between the values c and d. An implicit formula is given for the even order case.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1997

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