Generalized eigenvectorIn linear algebra, a generalized eigenvector of an matrix is a vector which satisfies certain criteria which are more relaxed than those for an (ordinary) eigenvector. Let be an -dimensional vector space and let be the matrix representation of a linear map from to with respect to some ordered basis. There may not always exist a full set of linearly independent eigenvectors of that form a complete basis for . That is, the matrix may not be diagonalizable.
Jordan matrixIn the mathematical discipline of matrix theory, a Jordan matrix, named after Camille Jordan, is a block diagonal matrix over a ring R (whose identities are the zero 0 and one 1), where each block along the diagonal, called a Jordan block, has the following form: Every Jordan block is specified by its dimension n and its eigenvalue , and is denoted as Jλ,n. It is an matrix of zeroes everywhere except for the diagonal, which is filled with and for the superdiagonal, which is composed of ones.
Logarithme d'une matriceEn mathématiques, et plus particulièrement en analyse, un logarithme d'une matrice est une autre matrice telle que son exponentielle soit égale à la matrice initiale. C'est une généralisation de la notion usuelle de logarithme, considéré comme inverse de la fonction exponentielle, mais le logarithme n'existe pas pour toutes les matrices, et n'est pas unique en général. L'étude du logarithme des matrices conduit au développement de la , car les matrices ayant un logarithme appartiennent à un groupe de Lie, et le logarithme est alors l'élément correspondant de l'algèbre de Lie associée.