Re: different eigenvectors
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- Subject: [mg83904] Re: different eigenvectors
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 04:21:42 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Vicky, imagine what an Eigenvector is and you will understand that if x is an EV, so is -x. That explains the different signs. Similar, if c is a constant, then c x is also an EV, the EV is only determined up to a constant factor. Further, the order of EV is arbitrary. Mathematica sorts the EV in order of decreasing absolute value of their eigenvalues. hope this helps, Daniel vicky Al Aisa wrote: > hello > > I am using Eigenvectors function to calculate eigenvectors in > mathematica 5.2. > while comparing the results with the eigenvectors (of same matrix) > computed in another system, i found that both the results are bit different > with some values having opposite sign and coloumns rearranged. > > thank you > viky al aisa >