Eigenfunction

Synonyms for "eigenfunction" (3 found)

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Noun(1 words)

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Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

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15 translations across 13 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 本徵函數 /本征函数 noun (function)

Finnish

1 entries
  • ominaisfunktio noun (function)

French

1 entries
  • fonction propre noun (function)

German

1 entries
  • Eigenfunktion noun (function)

Greek

1 entries
  • ιδιοσυνάρτηση noun (function)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • eiginfall noun (function)

Italian

1 entries
  • autofunzione noun (function)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 固有関数 noun (function)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • autofunção noun (function)
  • função própria noun (function)

Russian

1 entries
  • со́бственная фу́нкция noun (function)

Spanish

2 entries
  • autofunción noun (function)
  • función propia noun (function)

Swedish

1 entries
  • egenfunktion noun (function)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ffwythiant eigen noun (function)

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For many quantum-mechanical problems it is important to investigate the change of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions with the continuous change of one or more parameters. The case in which one knows the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for two special values of the parameters, and is interested in the region in between is particularly interesting.

Source: wiktionary

Problems that require an investigation of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions arise in connection with numerous topics in mechanics, the theory of vibrations and stability, hydrodynamics, elasticity, acoustics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, etc.

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