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Wilkinson matrix

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In linear algebra, Wilkinson matrices are symmetric, tridiagonal, order-N matrices with pairs of nearly, but not exactly, equal eigenvalues.[1] It is named after the British mathematician James H. Wilkinson. For N = 7, the Wilkinson matrix is given by

Wilkinson matrices have applications in many fields, including scientific computing, numerical linear algebra, and signal processing.

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson (1965). The Algebraic Eigenvalue Problem. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-853418-3.