Solve an ordinary or generalized eigenvalue problem of a square matrix.
Find eigenvalues w and right or left eigenvectors of a general matrix::
a vr:,i = wi b vr:,i a.H vl:,i = wi.conj() b.H vl:,i
where ``.H`` is the Hermitian conjugation.
Parameters ---------- a : (M, M) array_like A complex or real matrix whose eigenvalues and eigenvectors will be computed. b : (M, M) array_like, optional Right-hand side matrix in a generalized eigenvalue problem. Default is None, identity matrix is assumed. left : bool, optional Whether to calculate and return left eigenvectors. Default is False. right : bool, optional Whether to calculate and return right eigenvectors. Default is True. overwrite_a : bool, optional Whether to overwrite `a`; may improve performance. Default is False. overwrite_b : bool, optional Whether to overwrite `b`; may improve performance. Default is False. check_finite : bool, optional Whether to check that the input matrices contain only finite numbers. Disabling may give a performance gain, but may result in problems (crashes, non-termination) if the inputs do contain infinities or NaNs. homogeneous_eigvals : bool, optional If True, return the eigenvalues in homogeneous coordinates. In this case ``w`` is a (2, M) array so that::
w1,i a vr:,i = w0,i b vr:,i
Default is False.
Returns ------- w : (M,) or (2, M) double or complex ndarray The eigenvalues, each repeated according to its multiplicity. The shape is (M,) unless ``homogeneous_eigvals=True``. vl : (M, M) double or complex ndarray The normalized left eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue ``wi`` is the column vl:,i. Only returned if ``left=True``. vr : (M, M) double or complex ndarray The normalized right eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue ``wi`` is the column ``vr:,i``. Only returned if ``right=True``.
Raises ------ LinAlgError If eigenvalue computation does not converge.
See Also -------- eigvals : eigenvalues of general arrays eigh : Eigenvalues and right eigenvectors for symmetric/Hermitian arrays. eig_banded : eigenvalues and right eigenvectors for symmetric/Hermitian band matrices eigh_tridiagonal : eigenvalues and right eiegenvectors for symmetric/Hermitian tridiagonal matrices
Examples -------- >>> from scipy import linalg >>> a = np.array([0., -1.], [1., 0.]) >>> linalg.eigvals(a) array(0.+1.j, 0.-1.j)
>>> b = np.array([0., 1.], [1., 1.]) >>> linalg.eigvals(a, b) array( 1.+0.j, -1.+0.j)
>>> a = np.array([3., 0., 0.], [0., 8., 0.], [0., 0., 7.]) >>> linalg.eigvals(a, homogeneous_eigvals=True) array([3.+0.j, 8.+0.j, 7.+0.j], [1.+0.j, 1.+0.j, 1.+0.j])
>>> a = np.array([0., -1.], [1., 0.]) >>> linalg.eigvals(a) == linalg.eig(a)0 array( True, True) >>> linalg.eig(a, left=True, right=False)1 # normalized left eigenvector array([-0.70710678+0.j , -0.70710678-0.j ], [-0. +0.70710678j, -0. -0.70710678j]) >>> linalg.eig(a, left=False, right=True)1 # normalized right eigenvector array([0.70710678+0.j , 0.70710678-0.j ], [0. -0.70710678j, 0. +0.70710678j])