Summary  
This chapter demonstrates how to define a matrix in Python, compute its eigenvalues and eigenvectors using numpy’s eig function, and validate each eigenpair by checking that A @ v equals λ * v.  

General domain of usage  
Scientific computing

## Computing Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

import numpy as np
from numpy.linalg import eig

# Define matrix A (square matrix)
A = np.array([[2, 1],
              [1, 2]])

# Solve for eigenvalues and eigenvectors
eigenvalues, eigenvectors = eig(A)

# Print eigenvalues and eigenvectors
print(f'Eigenvalues:\n{eigenvalues}')
print(f'Eigenvectors:\n{eigenvectors}')

`eig()` from the `numpy` library computes the solutions to the equation:

$$
A v = \lambda v
$$

* `eigenvalues`: a list of scalars $$\lambda$$ that scale eigenvectors;
* `eigenvectors`: columns representing $$v$$ (directions that don't change under transformation).

import numpy as np
from numpy.linalg import eig

# Define matrix A (square matrix)
A = np.array([[2, 1],
              [1, 2]])

# Solve for eigenvalues and eigenvectors
eigenvalues, eigenvectors = eig(A)

# Verify that A @ v = λ * v for each eigenpair
for i in range(len(eigenvalues)):
    print(f'Pair {i + 1}:')
    λ = eigenvalues[i]
    v = eigenvectors[:, i].reshape(-1, 1)
    print(f'A * v:\n{A @ v}')
    print(f'lambda * v:\n{λ * v}')

This checks if:

$$
A v = \lambda v
$$

The two sides should match closely, which confirms correctness. This is how we validate theoretical properties numerically.

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Implementing Eigenvectors & Eigenvalues in Python

Computing Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

Validating Each Pair (Key Step)

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Implementing Eigenvectors & Eigenvalues in Python

Computing Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

Validating Each Pair (Key Step)