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Jacobi operator  

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  • A Jacobi operator, also known as Jacobi matrix, is a symmetric linear operator acting on sequences which is given by an infinite tridiagonal matrix. It is commonly used to specify systems of orthonormal polynomials over a finite, positive Borel measure. This operator is named after Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobi_operator)

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  • Jacobi matrices
  • Jacobi matrix

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