Computations for a vibrating system diagonalize the variance

The transformations to diagonalize potential energy matrices for coupled harmonic oscillators will also diagonalize the variance when written in matrix form. After a brief review of a geometrical interpretation of the variance, the transformations are described and an example is given.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. N. Boyd, P. N. Raychowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171295000524