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Understanding a set of coupled oscillators as an application of the concept of eigenvalues and eigenvectors is useful. You can think of the initial conditions as a "space" and the eigenvectors span that space so you can match any initial conditions with a superposition of eigenvectors.
Understanding a set of coupled oscillators as an application of the concept of eigenvalues and eigenvectors is useful. You can think of the initial conditions as a "space" and the eigenvectors span that space so you can match any initial conditions with a superposition of eigenvectors.










