English Explanatory Dictionary

Rayleigh quotient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A formula used in the min-max theorem to find exact eigenvalues, and in eigenvalue algorithms to obtain an eigenvalue approximation from an eigenvector approximation; it has applications in quantum mechanics.

Word forms

Rayleigh quotient Rayleigh quotients

Etymology

Named after Lord Rayleigh.

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