16.-Linear-Algebra-by-Kenneth-Hoffman · Problem 5

Elementary Canonical Forms

Mathematics — Linear Algebra · diagonalizable-part-polynomial

Problem

Let VV be a finite-dimensional vector space over the field of complex numbers. Let TT be a linear operator on VV and let DD be the diagonalizable part of TT. Prove that if gg is any polynomial with complex coefficients, then the diagonalizable part of g(T)g(T) is g(D)g(D).

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