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Algebraic multiplicity

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Definition

Let FF be a field, let VV be a finite-dimensional vector space over FF, and let T ⁣:V→VT \colon V \to V be a linear map. Let λ\lambda be an eigenvalue of TT. The algebraic multiplicity of λ\lambda is the largest integer m≥1m \ge 1 such that (t−λ)m(t - \lambda)^m divides the characteristic polynomial pT(t)p_T(t).

Remarks

The sum of the algebraic multiplicities of all eigenvalues is at most dim⁡V\dim V, with equality when pTp_T splits over FF. For (1101)\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}, the eigenvalue 11 has algebraic multiplicity 22. The algebraic multiplicity is at least the geometric multiplicity.

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