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These quantities are distributed evenly within a semicircle for random symmetric systems according to the Wigner surmise. (15[1])For non-negative systems, the existence of a unique one of these quantities with the largest magnitude (15[1])is guaranteed by the Perron-Frobenius (15[1])theorem. (-5[1])The (15[1])asymptotic behavior of these quantities for the Laplace-Beltrami operator is described by Weyl’s law. If a (*) matrix is diagonalizable, there is a basis where its entries are all zeros except on the diagonal, which takes these quantities. (10[1])The set of all of these quantities is the spectrum. These quantities are all real for a self-adjoin matrix, and it is usually denoted by a lowercase lambda. The solutions of the characteristic polynomial, for 10 points, identify these values that are the scale of its corresponding eigenvectors. ■END■

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Andrew Rout10 Negs that Shook the QuizFoucault's Penndulum3215
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Ben BeardsleyOld London TownBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust38-5
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