eigenpolynomial

noun

eigenpolynomial

noun

Etymology From eigen- + polynomial.

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Mathematics, Sciences Given a square matrix A with eigenvector x and eigenvalue λ, and given the Identity matrix I of the same order (size) as A, an eigenpolynomial is the polynomial of λ that calculates the determinant of A - λI.

  • An important expression in the linear control theory is the eigenpolynomial of A.2013, Vladimir P. Gerdt, Wolfram Koepf, Ernst W. Mayr, Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, page 317:

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