Category:Definitions/Characteristic Polynomials of Linear Operators

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Definition 1

The characteristic polynomial of $\phi$ is the characteristic polynomial of the relative matrix of $\phi$ with respect to a basis of $M$.


Definition 2

Let $A \sqbrk x$ be the polynomial ring in one variable over $A$.

Let $I_M$ denote the identity mapping on $M$.

Let $M \otimes_A A \sqbrk x$ be the extension of scalars of $M$ to $A \sqbrk x$.


The characteristic polynomial of $\phi$ is the determinant of the linear operator $x I_M - \phi$ on $M \otimes_A A \sqbrk x$.

Pages in category "Definitions/Characteristic Polynomials of Linear Operators"

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