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English: A 2x2 real and symmetric matrix represent a stretching and shearing of the plane. The eigenvectors of the matrix (red lines) are the two special directions such that every point on them will just slide on them.
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Source https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1354822527487340550
Author Jacopo Bertolotti
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Mathematica 12.0 code

points = Flatten[CoordinateBoundingBoxArray[{{-50, -50}, {50, 50}}, 2], 1];
sinstep[t_] := Sin[\[Pi]/2 t]^2;
M = {{1.25, 0.3}, {0.3, 0.7}};
pointstransf = (M . #) & /@ points;
\[Psi] = Eigenvectors[M] // N;
frames = Table[
   ListPlot[(1 - t) points + t*pointstransf, AspectRatio -> 1, PlotRange -> {{-25.5, 25.5}, {-25.5, 25.5}}, PlotStyle -> {PointSize[0.01], Black}, Ticks -> None, AxesLabel -> {"x", "y"}, LabelStyle -> {Black, Bold} , 
    Epilog -> {Red, Line[{-50*\[Psi][[1]], 50*\[Psi][[1]]}], Line[{-50*\[Psi][[2]], 50*\[Psi][[2]]}]}]
   , {t, 0, 1, 0.02}];
ListAnimate[Join[Table[frames[[1]], {10}], frames, Table[frames[[-1]], {10}], Reverse[frames]]]

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The eigenvectors are the directions such that every point on them will just slide on them.

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