Jacobi eigenvalue algorithm

In numerical linear algebra, the Jacobi eigenvalue algorithm is an iterative method for the calculation of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a real symmetric matrix (a process known as diagonalization). It is named after Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, who first proposed the method in 1846,[1] but only became widely used in the 1950s with the advent of computers.[2]

  1. ^ Jacobi, C.G.J. (1846). "Über ein leichtes Verfahren, die in der Theorie der Säkularstörungen vorkommenden Gleichungen numerisch aufzulösen". Crelle's Journal (in German). 1846 (30): 51–94. doi:10.1515/crll.1846.30.51. S2CID 199546177.
  2. ^ Golub, G.H.; van der Vorst, H.A. (2000). "Eigenvalue computation in the 20th century". Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 123 (1–2): 35–65. doi:10.1016/S0377-0427(00)00413-1.