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Re:What Is an Eigenvalue? by Tainnor on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @05:13PM (#33525043)
They don't have to be fixed, a scalar multiple is allowed too. e^ax is an eigenfunction of the derivative too.
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Re:What Is an Eigenvalue? by rmeno12 on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @06:16PM (#33525587)
In this case, we could say that all functions e^ax are eigenfunctions of the derivative, with the eigenvalues being a.
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