Kunze Linear Algebra · Problem 6.5.5

Elementary Canonical Forms

Mathematics — Methods · simultaneous-diagonalization-commutator-family

Problem

Let FF be a field, nn a positive integer, and let VV be the space of n×nn \times n matrices over FF. If AA is a fixed n×nn \times n matrix over FF, let TAT_A be the linear operator on VV defined by TA(B)=AB−BAT_A(B) = AB - BA. Consider the family of linear operators TAT_A obtained by letting AA vary over all diagonal matrices. Prove that the operators in that family are simultaneously diagonalizable.

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