[Math] an Eigenbasis and how to calculate it with the information below.

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I have the matrix

$$A = \begin{bmatrix}
4 & 2 & 2\\
2 & 4 & 2\\
2 & 2 & 4
\end{bmatrix}$$

I've calculated the Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors as follows with help in a previous question:

$\lambda = 2$ or $8$

$$E_{\lambda = 2} = \left\{ \begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2\\ v_3\\ \end{bmatrix} = a\begin{bmatrix} -1\\ 1\\ 0\\ \end{bmatrix} + b \begin{bmatrix} -1\\ 0\\ 1 \end{bmatrix} \mid a, b \in \mathbb R \right\}$$

$$E_{\lambda = 8} = \left\{ \begin{bmatrix} v_1\\ v_2\\ v_3\\ \end{bmatrix} = a \begin{bmatrix} 1\\ 1\\ 1\\ \end{bmatrix} \mid \mathbb R\right\}$$

Is the Eigenbasis simply:

$$E_{\lambda = 2} = \operatorname{span}\left(\begin{bmatrix} -1\\ 1\\ 0\\ \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} -1\\ 0\\ 1\\ \end{bmatrix} \right) $$

$$E_{\lambda = 8} = \operatorname{span}\left(\begin{bmatrix} 1\\ 1\\ 1\\ \end{bmatrix}\right)$$

Best Answer

An eigenbasis is a basis in which every vector is an eigenvector.

In your case, $$ \left\{ \pmatrix{-1\\1\\0}, \pmatrix{-1\\0\\1}, \pmatrix{1\\1\\1} \right\} $$ is an eigenbasis for your matrix $A$.

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