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# Lecture 35
## Chapter VIII Operators on complex vector spaces
### Generalized Eigenvectors and Nilpotent Operators 8A
Recall: Definition 8.8
Suppose $T\in \mathscr{L}(V)$ and $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of $T$. A vector $v\in V$ is called a **generalized eigenvector** of $T$ corresponding to $\lambda$ if $v\neq 0$ and
$$
(T-\lambda I)^k v=0
$$
for some positive integer $k$.
Example:
For $T\in\mathscr{L}(\mathbb{F})$
The matrix for $T$ is $\begin{pmatrix} 0&1\\0&0 \end{pmatrix}$
When $\lambda=0$, $\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$ is an eigenvector $\begin{pmatrix} 0&1 \end{pmatrix}$ is not and eigenvector but it is a generalized eigenvector.
In fact $\begin{pmatrix} 0&1\\0&0 \end{pmatrix}^2=\begin{pmatrix} 0&0\\0&0 \end{pmatrix}$, so any nonzero vector is a generalized eigenvector. is a generalized eigenvector of $T$ corresponding to eigenvalue $0$.
Fact: $v\in V$ is a generalized eigenvector of $T$ corresponding to $\lambda\iff (T-\lambda I)^{dim\ V}v=0$
#### Theorem 8.9
Suppose $\mathbb{F}=\mathbb{C}$ and $T\in \mathscr{L}(V)$ Then $\exists$ basis of $V$ consisting of generalized eigenvector of $T$.
Proof: Let $n=dim\ V$ we will induct on $n$.
Base case $n=1$, Every nonzero vector in $V$ is an eigenvector of $T$.
Inductive step: Let $n=dim\ V$, assume the theorem is tru for all vector spaces with $dim<n$.
Using **Theorem 8.4** $V=null(T-\lambda I)^n\oplus range(T-\lambda I)^n$. If $null(T-\lambda I)^n=V$, then every nonzero vector is a generalized eigenvector of $T$
So we may assume $null(T-\lambda I)^n\neq V$, so $range(T-\lambda I)^n\neq \{0\}$.
Since $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of $T$, $null(T-\lambda I)^n\neq \{0\}$, $range(T-\lambda I)^n\neq V$.
Furthermore, $range(T-\lambda I)$n$ is invariant under $T$ by **Theorem 5.18**. (i.e $v\in range\ (T-\lambda I)^n\implies Tv\in range\ (T-\lambda I)^n$.)
Let $S\in \mathscr{L}(range\ (T-\lambda I)^n)$, be the restriction of $T$ to $range\ (T-\lambda I)^n$. By induction, $\exists$ basis of $range\ (T-\lambda I)^n$ consisting of generalized eigenvectors of $S$. These are also generalized eigenvectors of $T$. So we have
$$
V=null\ (T-\lambda I)^n\oplus range\ (T-\lambda I)^n
$$
which gives our desired basis for $V$.
Example:
$T\in \mathscr{L}(\mathbb{C}^3)$ matrix is $\begin{pmatrix}0&0&0\\4&0&0\\0&0&5\end{pmatrix}$ by lower triangular matrix, eigenvalues are $0,5$.
The generalized eigenvector can be obtained $\begin{pmatrix}0&0&0\\4&0&0\\0&0&5\end{pmatrix}^3=\begin{pmatrix}0&0&0\\0&0&0\\0&0&125\end{pmatrix}$
So the generalized eigenvectors for eigenvalue $0$ are $(z_1,z_2,0)$,
So the standard basis for $\mathbb{C}^3$ consists of generalized eigenvectors of $T$.
Recall: If $v$ is an eigenvector of $T$ of eigenvalue $\lambda$ and $v$ is an eigenvector of $T$ of eigenvalue $\alpha$, then $\lambda=\alpha$.
Proof:
$Tv=\lambda v,Tv=\alpha v$, then $\lambda v=\alpha v,\lambda-\alpha=0$
More generalized we have
#### Theorem 8.11
Each generalized eigenvectors of $T$ corresponds to only one eigenvalue of $T$.
Proof:
Suppose $v\in V$ is a generalized eigenvector of $T$ corresponds to eigenvalues $\lambda$ and $\alpha$.
Let $n=dim\ V$, we know $(T-\lambda I)^n v=0,(T-\alpha I)^n v=0$. Let $m$ be the smallest positive integer such that $(T-\alpha I)^m v=0$ (so $(T-\alpha I)^{m-1}v\neq 0$).
Then, let $A=\alpha I-\lambda I$, $B=T-\alpha I$, and $AB=BA$
<!-- $$
\begin{aligned}
0&=(T-\lambda I)^n v\\
&=(B+A)^n v\\
&=\left(A^n+nA^{n-1}B+\begin{pmatrix}
n\\2
\end{pmatrix} A^{n-2}B^2+\dots+B^n
\right)v
\end{aligned}
$$ this proof is confusing, use the lower one for better-->
$$
\begin{aligned}
0&=(T-\lambda I)^n v\\
&=(B+A)^n v\\
&=\sum^n_{k=0} \begin{pmatrix}
n\\k
\end{pmatrix} A^{n-k}B^kv
\end{aligned}
$$
Then we apply $(T-\alpha I)^{m-1}$, which is $B^{m-1}$ to both sides
$$
\begin{aligned}
0&=A^nB^{m-1}v
\end{aligned}
$$
Since $(T-\alpha I)^{m-1}\neq 0$, $A=0$, then $\alpha I-\lambda I=0$, $\alpha=\lambda$