 Backward error of an approximate eigenpair (source code)

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= Backward error of an approximate eigenpair

If $\|\widetilde v\|_2=1$, the smallest operator-norm perturbation that makes $(\widetilde\lambda,\widetilde v)$ an exact eigenpair has norm $\|r\|_2$. One such rank-one perturbation is
$$
E=-r\widetilde v^T.
$$

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