eigenpolynomial

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Etymology[edit]

eigen- +‎ polynomial

Noun[edit]

eigenpolynomial (plural eigenpolynomials)

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