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Motivating Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors with Differential Equations

Steve Brunton 53,086 2 years ago
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This video *derives* the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix "A" to solve the matrix system of equations dx/dt = A*x. Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMrJAkhIeNNTYaOnVI3QpH7jgULnAmvPA Course Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/sbrunton/me564/ @eigensteve on Twitter eigensteve.com databookuw.com This video was produced at the University of Washington %%% CHAPTERS %%% 0:00 Overview 1:26 Problem Setup 2:33 The Simplest System of ODEs: Decoupled (Diagonal) Dynamics 10:25 Finding a Coordinate System Where Dynamics Look Diagonal 15:42 Deriving the Eigenvalue/Eigenvector Equation 19:03 A Picture of the Eigenvalue Equation 22:27 Recap and Summary

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