= Continuous spectrum
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= Continuous spectrum
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Unlike the simple case of a <matrix>, in <infinite dimensional> vector spaces, the spectrum may be continuous.
The quintessential example of that is the spectrum of the <position operator> in <quantum mechanics>, in which any <real number> is a possible <eigenvalue>, since the particle may be found in any position. The associated <eigenvectors> are the corresponding <Dirac delta functions>.
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