Paper 4, Section I, 1E1 \mathbf{E}

Linear Algebra | Part IB, 2021

Let Mat⁡n(C)\operatorname{Mat}_{n}(\mathbb{C}) be the vector space of nn by nn complex matrices.

Given A∈Mat⁡n(C)A \in \operatorname{Mat}_{n}(\mathbb{C}), define the linear map⁡A:Mat⁡n(C)→Mat⁡n(C)\operatorname{map}_{A}: \operatorname{Mat}_{n}(\mathbb{C}) \rightarrow \operatorname{Mat}_{n}(\mathbb{C}),

X↦AX−XAX \mapsto A X-X A

(i) Compute a basis of eigenvectors, and their associated eigenvalues, when AA is the diagonal matrix

A=(12⋱n)A=\left(\begin{array}{llll} 1 & & & \\ & 2 & & \\ & & \ddots & \\ & & & n \end{array}\right)

What is the rank of φA\varphi_{A} ?

(ii) Now let A=(0100)A=\left(\begin{array}{ll}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0\end{array}\right). Write down the matrix of the linear transformation φA\varphi_{A} with respect to the standard basis of Mat⁡2(C)\operatorname{Mat}_{2}(\mathbb{C}).

What is its Jordan normal form?

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