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Eigenbounds

william-dawson edited this page Feb 21, 2018 · 2 revisions

Overview

In the Eigenbounds module, there are methods for quickly estimating the largest and smallest eigenvalue of a matrix. These methods are particularly important when one tries to scale the spectrum of a matrix to fit inside a certain interval.

Method

Two methods are implemented in this module. First, is a method based on Gershgorin's circle theorem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershgorin_circle_theorem

The second is based on the power method: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_iteration

The power method gives a tighter bounds, but is currently only implemented for computing the largest magnitude eigenvalue of a matrix.

How To Cite

No citation is needed for these methods.