16.-Linear-Algebra-by-Kenneth-Hoffman · Problem 7

Elementary Canonical Forms

Mathematics — Linear Algebra · commuting-with-diagonalizable-operators

Problem

Let VV be a finite-dimensional vector space over FF, and let TT be a linear operator on VV. Suppose that TT commutes with every diagonalizable linear operator on VV. Prove that TT is a scalar multiple of the identity operator.

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