We are looking for a vector x such that x and Ax point in the same direction. 
But the length can change, the length is scaled by λ

The characteristic polynomial of an n by n matrix A is the nth degree poly- 
nomial det(A − λI)

> The roots of this polynomial are the eigenvalues of A.
> 
> The constant term (the coefficient of λ0) is the determinant of A.
> 
> • The coefficient of λn−1 term is the trace of A.
> 
> • The other coefficients of this polynomial are more complicated invariants 
> of the matrix A.
> 
See further:
M.I.T. 18.03 Ordinary Differential Equations
18.03 Extra Notes and Exercises

⃝c Haynes Miller, David Jerison, Jennifer French and M.I.T., 2013




> On Mar 2, 2023, at 9:23 PM, Michal Wallace <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Okay, I'm wrong. Sorry. :D
> 
> Yes, the lab gives pretty much my exact example, but they write it like
> this:
> 
> viewmat |.j.~/~i:10
> 
> 
> My expectations were off because the default table piped through viewmat
> doesn't put the numbers in the same positions they would actually occupy on
> the plane.
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 9:33 AM Jan-Pieter Jacobs <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> I think Esa is right.
>> It's explained with some examples in the viewmat lab, pages 8/20-12/20.
>> 
>> It does not seem to work on Android though, just returning a blank window
>> (while viewmat on real inputs works perfectly).
>> 
>> On the J Playground, it ddes not work either: it just shows the magnitude,
>> but not the arrows. Jios 903.1 gives the same result (i.e. colours, but not
>> arrows).
>> 
>> Jan-Pieter
>> 
>> On Thu, 2 Mar 2023, 14:02 esal, <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I think it represents the angle (phase, argument) of the complex number
>>> while the color is mapped to the magnitude (absolute value, length).
>>> 
>>> Esa
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 7:21 PM Michal Wallace <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> What is the word for what the arrows mean in viewmat when you are
>> looking
>>>> at complex numbers?
>>>> 
>>>> I think that multiplying a number by the arrow's corresponding point is
>>>> going to do some kind of shearing (?) in that direction, but can
>> someone
>>>> help me put this concept into words?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> -Michal
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