Solving Large Sparse Linear and Quadratic Generalized Eigenvalue Problems

We study the methods for solving the following large order eigenvelue problems occurring in the analysis of structural vibration: (1) (2) and (3) where M and C are both symmetric matrices, while (?) is skew symmetric. Moreover, M is positive definite, and the matrix K in (2) and (3) is also assumed to be symmetric positive definite. 1 The eigenvalue problem for normal matrices in generalized inner prduct Let B be an n×n Hermitian positive definite matrix. Then