2011-06-01, 01:20 PM
Noah Wrote:I haven't really seen many visual examples of complex matrices. However, the eigenvalues of rotation-matrices are imaginary. In the 2D-plane, you can imagine that it works as magnetism, and that the eigenvectors and eigenvalues are the magnetic field which rotates the plane.
Noah
The only complex matrices that come readily to mind. Intro to quantum mechanics (junior in college level) will mention them, maybe. Grad level quantum might go more into them.