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I know from my linear algebra class in uni that a square matrix could have eigenvalues and eigenvectors such that the following relationship is correct: If $u$ is a eigenvector and $\lambda$ is a eigenvalue $Mu=\lambda u$ .However what does this actually mean for QFT matrices?
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I know from my linear algebra class in uni that a square matrix could have eigenvalues and eigenvectors such that the following relationship is correct: If
u
𝑢
is a eigenvector and
λ
𝜆
is a eigenvalue
Mu=λu
𝑀
𝑢
=
𝜆
𝑢
.However what does this actually mean for QFT matrices?
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