In
mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
, and particularly
ordinary differential equations
In mathematics, an ordinary differential equation (ODE) is a differential equation whose unknown(s) consists of one (or more) function(s) of one variable and involves the derivatives of those functions. The term ''ordinary'' is used in contrast w ...
, a characteristic multiplier is an
eigenvalue of a
monodromy matrix. The logarithm of a characteristic multiplier is also known as characteristic exponent.
They appear in
Floquet theory of periodic differential operators and in the
Frobenius method.
See also
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Multiplier (disambiguation)
References
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External links
Examplesof finding characteristic multipliers of systems of ODEs from www.exampleproblems.com.
Ordinary differential equations