eigenvalues, part: fell off the end



... a critical clause was missing from my last email:

The matrix is of the form M=k*N, where k is a scalar *variable, and N is
numeric.*


On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Stavros Macrakis <macrakis at alum.mit.edu>wrote:

> The matrix is of the form M=k*N, where k is a scalar.  It follows directly
> from the definition of eigenvalues that the eigenvalues of M are k times
> the eigenvalues of N.
>
> And it is easy to find the eigenvalues of an arbitrary-size numerical
> matrix or equivalently the roots of an arbitrary-degree polynomial.
>
>           -s
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Barton Willis <willisb at unk.edu> wrote:
>
>> To print the matrix in a form that is easier to copy and paste, set
>> display2d to false; for example
>>
>> (%i6) display2d : false$
>> (%i7) matrix([1,3],[3,5]);
>> (%o7) matrix([1,3],[3,5])
>>
>> I'd also suggest that you not apply float to the matrix--post it to this
>> list without using float.
>>
>> --Barton
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu [maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu] on
>> behalf of Yury Tarasievich [yury.tarasievich at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 14:37
>> To: maxima at math.utexas.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Maxima] eigenvalues, part: fell off the end
>>
>> It so happens there already is an active ticket
>> for the 'unsolvable eigenvalues 10x10', #2183
>> (issued by you, I think).
>>
>> And I don't know Maxima well enough yet to
>> produce an input from matrix I fill in my
>> program. The result of print(float(opH)) with
>> empty lines removed is:
>>
>> [ 0.0     0.0         0.0        0.0        0.0
>>         0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
>>      0.0     ]
>> [ 0.0  - 1055.2 A   18.0 A     18.0 A     18.0 A
>>        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
>>     0.0     ]
>> [ 0.0    18.0 A    - 929.6 A   18.0 A     18.0 A
>>      18.0 A       0.0        0.0        0.0
>>     0.0     ]
>> [ 0.0    18.0 A     18.0 A    - 804.0 A   18.0 A
>>      18.0 A     18.0 A       0.0        0.0
>>     0.0     ]
>> [ 0.0    18.0 A     18.0 A     18.0 A    - 678.4
>> A   18.0 A     18.0 A     18.0 A       0.0
>>    0.0     ]
>> [ 0.0     0.0       18.0 A     18.0 A     18.0 A
>>     - 678.4 A   18.0 A     18.0 A     18.0 A
>>     0.0     ]
>> [ 0.0     0.0         0.0      18.0 A     18.0 A
>>      18.0 A    - 678.4 A   18.0 A     18.0 A
>>    18.0 A   ]
>> [ 0.0     0.0         0.0        0.0      18.0 A
>>      18.0 A     18.0 A    - 804.0 A   18.0 A
>>    18.0 A   ]
>> [ 0.0     0.0         0.0        0.0        0.0
>>       18.0 A     18.0 A     18.0 A    - 929.6 A
>>     18.0 A   ]
>> [ 0.0     0.0         0.0        0.0        0.0
>>         0.0      18.0 A     18.0 A     18.0 A
>>   - 1055.2 A ]
>>
>> -Yury
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