Physical significance of Eigenvalues and Eigenvector?

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Eigenvalues and eigenvectors have varying physical significance depending on their application, particularly in fields like engineering and signal processing. The physical meaning of an eigenvector is tied to the context of the matrix it originates from, while eigenvalues are crucial for understanding system behaviors, such as frequency response. These concepts are essential in solving dynamic equations and can simplify complex mathematical manipulations. In signal processing, the physical significance of operations like multiplying a signal by a transfer function can be interpreted in terms of system response. Overall, the relevance of eigenvalues and eigenvectors is context-dependent, emphasizing their utility across different scientific domains.
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I want to know what exactly Eigen value imply. What is its Physical significance ? Physical significance of eigen vector? Does eigen value concept apply in signal processing or evalvating frequency response off a system?
 
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Quantum or classical? Eigen values and eigen vectors have different meanings in different contexts.
 
The "physical significance" of something is a physics question, not a mathematics question.
 
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The physical significance of an eigenvector depends on the physical significance of the matrix that it comes from.
 
Eigenvalues are very useful in engineering as are differential equations and Lapace transforms, and frequency response. I'll wager you think of frequency response as something physical, but all these things are math methods that make some things easier to visualize and to manipulate.

See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigenvalue,_eigenvector_and_eigenspace#Dynamic_equations to see their general usefulness to solving dynamic equations.

As DaleSpam said, the actual physical significance depends on the application, and there are many such.

If you work in signal processing someone might ask you "what is the physical significance of multiplying a signal by a transfer function?" How would you answer?
 
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