Zero mode
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2024) |
In physics, a zero mode is an eigenvector with a vanishing eigenvalue.[1]
In various subfields of physics zero modes appear whenever a physical system possesses a certain symmetry. For example, normal modes of multidimensional harmonic oscillator (e.g. a system of beads arranged around the circle, connected with springs) corresponds to elementary vibrational modes of the system. In such a system zero modes typically occur and are related with a rigid rotation around the circle.
The kernel of an operator consists of left zero modes, and the cokernel consists of the right zero modes.
References
[edit]- ^ Vaughn, Michael T. (2008). Introduction to Mathematical Physics. Germany: Wiley. p. 81. doi:10.1002/9783527618859. ISBN 9783527618859.
 | This physics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This linear algebra-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |