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Article
The Eigenvalues of a Tridiagonal Matrix in Biogeography
Applied Mathematics and Computation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2011
Disciplines
Abstract
We derive the eigenvalues of a tridiagonal matrix with a special structure. A conjecture about the eigenvalues was presented in a previous paper, and here we prove the conjecture. The matrix structure that we consider has applications in biogeography theory.
DOI
10.1016/j.amc.2011.05.054
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
(c) 2011 Elsevier
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Citation Information
Igelnik, B., & Simon, D. (2011). The eigenvalues of a tridiagonal matrix in biogeography. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 218, 1, 195-201.