The K-Quotient

The Rayleigh Quotient and a recently proposed Timoshenko Quotient 1] are upper bounds to the fundamental eigenvalue of a discrete dynamic system. The closeness of these upper bounds to the fundamental eigenvalue depends on the closeness of the trial vectors to the eigenmode used in the calculation. In the present paper, a new quotient is presented. This quotient does not require the closeness of the trial vector to the eigenmode and its accuracy is improvable by raising the numerical value of the parameter p.