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Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.58.0402121034450.8254@rygar.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>
Date: 2004-02-12T15:39:10Z
From: Tom Blackwell
Subject: left eigenvector
In-Reply-To: <1076600474.2961.3.camel@monkey>

Federico  -

If a matrix is symmetric, its left and right eigenvectors are identical.
If a matrix is not symmetric, its left eigenvector is the right eigenvector
of its transpose.  However, without checking, I don't recall which R functions
will return the correct right eigenvectors for a non-symmetric matrix.

-  best  -  tom blackwell  -  u michigan medical school  -  ann arbor  -

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Federico Calboli wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> how do I compute the left eigenvector of a matrix? I gather that "eigen"
> computes the right eigenvectors...
>
> Regards,
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> Federico Calboli
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