Thomas Ransford
Université Laval
January 29, 2015 from 16:00 to 18:00 (Montreal/EST time) On location
Colloquium presented by Thomas Ransford (Université Laval)
Eigenvalues are amongst the most useful tools of mathematics: they permit diagonalization of matrices, they describe asymptotics and stability, they give a matrix personality. However, when the matrix in question is not normal, standard eigenvalue analysis is only partially applicable and can even be misleading. This talk will be an introduction to the theory of pseudospectra, a refinement of standard spectral theory which has proved successful in applications concerning non-normal matrices. In particular I shall focus on the question: do pseudospectra determine matrix behavior?
Address
McGill University, Burnside Hall, 805 rue Sherbrooke 0., Montréal, room 920