kids encyclopedia robot

Image: Eigenvectors of a linear operator

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Eigenvectors_of_a_linear_operator.gif(480 × 486 pixels, file size: 2.96 MB, MIME type: image/gif, looped, 122 frames, 12 s)
Note: Due to technical limitations, thumbnails of high resolution GIF images such as this one will not be animated.

Description: A 2x2 real and symmetric matrix represent a stretching and shearing of the plane. The eigenvectors of the matrix (red lines) are the two special directions such that every point on them will just slide on them.
Title: Eigenvectors of a linear operator
Credit: https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1354822527487340550
Author: Jacopo Bertolotti
Permission: https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1030470604418428929
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Attribution Required?: No

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine