question about sorting lists
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- Subject: [mg90854] question about sorting lists
- From: Tatyana Polenova <tpolenov at mail.chem.udel.edu>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:22:37 -0400 (EDT)
Hello,
I have the following numerical list:
{{{x1, x2, x3}, {{x11, x12, x13}, {x21, x22, x23}, {x31, x32, x33}}}
where x1, x2, and x3 are some eigenvalues, and {x11, x12, x13}, {x21,
x22, x23}, and {x31, x32, x33} are their corresponding eigenvectors.
I need to sort the list so that the eigenvalues are arranged in the
order of decreasing the absolute value of the difference between any
of the two eigenvalues. (and that the eigenvectors still correspond to
the original eigenvalues).
What would be the correct syntax for this operation in Mathematica 5.2?
Thank you very much for your help
Tatyana