According to the spectral theorem for self-adjoint operators you can find a matrix P such that P^{-1}AP is diagonal, i.e. P^{T}AP (P can be shown to be orthogonal). I'm not sure what the result is if the same can be done for the following square (size n X n) and symmetric matrix of the form:
A=...
saplingg,
Just trying to exclude all possibilities here. But you've only done wind tunnel tests? Perhaps there are varying pressure gradients within the tunnel itself which are affecting your results. If you could have pressure sensors underneath your model and on top, you could measure the...
I'll put my two cents worth in..
Carl,
Re: "Considering the car as a wing, the air passing below the bottom of the car will not change direction. On the other hand, the air flowing over the top of the car will have to curve around the body of the car. So it would appear to act exactly...