 Explicit Euler instability on a nonzero imaginary eigenvalue (source code)

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= Explicit Euler instability on a nonzero imaginary eigenvalue

For $y'=i\omega y$ with real nonzero $\omega$, explicit Euler has amplification factor $1+i\omega h$, whose modulus $\sqrt{1+\omega^2h^2}$ exceeds one for every $h>0$.

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