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In this chapter we study another major branch of linear algebra, very different from what we have seen so far. The problems in this area arise in many applications in physics, economics, statistics, and other fields. The main reason for this phenomenon can be explained roughly as follows.
The original version of this chapter was revised. An erratum can be found at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-8325-2_9
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Schay, G. (2012). Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. In: A Concise Introduction to Linear Algebra. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-8325-2_7
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