Kunze Linear Algebra · Problem 7.4.4

Rational and Jordan Forms

Mathematics — Methods · jordan-form-construction

Problem

Construct a linear operator TT with minimal polynomial x2(x−1)2x^2(x-1)^2 and characteristic polynomial x3(x−1)4x^3(x-1)^4. Describe the primary decomposition of the vector space under TT and find the projections on the primary components. Find a basis in which the matrix of TT is in Jordan form. Also find an explicit direct sum decomposition of the space into TT-cyclic subspaces as in Theorem 3 and give the invariant factors.

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