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13: Diagonalization

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Given a linear transformation, it is highly desirable to write its matrix with respect to a basis of eigenvectors. Diagonalization is the process of finding a corresponding diagonal matrix for a diagonalizable matrix or linear map. A square matrix that is not diagonalizable is called defective.

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