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package org.ejml.interfaces.decomposition;
import org.ejml.data.Matrix;
/**
*
* This is a generic interface for computing the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix.
* Eigenvalues and eigenvectors have the following property:
*
* A*v=λ*v
*
* where A is a square matrix and v is an eigenvector associated with the eigenvalue λ.
*
*
*
* In general, both eigenvalues and eigenvectors can be complex numbers. For symmetric matrices the
* eigenvalues and eigenvectors are always real numbers. EJML does not support complex matrices but
* it does have minimal support for complex numbers. As a result complex eigenvalues are found, but only
* the real eigenvectors are computed.
*
*
*
* To create a new instance of {@link EigenDecomposition} use DecompositionFactory_XXXX. If the matrix
* is known to be symmetric be sure to use the symmetric decomposition, which is much faster and more accurate
* than the general purpose one.
*
* @author Peter Abeles
*/
public interface EigenDecomposition
extends DecompositionInterface {
/**
* Returns the number of eigenvalues/eigenvectors. This is the matrix's dimension.
*
* @return number of eigenvalues/eigenvectors.
*/
int getNumberOfEigenvalues();
/**
*
* Used to retrieve real valued eigenvectors. If an eigenvector is associated with a complex eigenvalue
* then null is returned instead.
*
*
* @param index Index of the eigenvalue eigenvector pair.
* @return If the associated eigenvalue is real then an eigenvector is returned, null otherwise.
*/
T getEigenVector(int index );
}