Characteristic Equation

The following is the method for determining the solution to a linear set of equations.
To determine the eigenvalues of matrix A the characteristic equation is:
det( ) = 0
the general solution of:

=+

for all real x where b does not equal zero is given by:
() = exp( )

where the corresponding eigenvectors to are :

If the eigenvalues are all less than zero, then the solution will decay over time.