[SciPy-dev] Type handling of matrices

[Norbert Nemec]

On Wednesday 17 November 2004 10:37, Pearu Peterson wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Norbert Nemec wrote:
> > def gap(A):
> > 	w = sort(real(linalg.eigwals(A)))
> > 	return min(w[1:]-w[:-1])/2
>
> This would give incorrect result, wouldn't it? Try A with all eigenvalues
> being imaginary, for example.

True - it only works for real eigenvalues. In many cases, though, this is 
given.


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