(1) A を対称行列 S(ST=S) と交代行列 T(TT=−T) の和 (A=S+T) に分解せよ。ただし、AT は、行列 A の転置を表す。
(2) S のすべての固有値と対応する固有空間を求めよ。
(3) T のすべての固有値と対応する固有空間を求めよ。
(4) 一般に、実交代行列の固有値は 0 または純虚数であることを示せ。
Let A=11−13203−41.
(1) Decompose A into the sum A=S+T of the symmetric matrix S (ST=S) and the alternative matrix T (TT=−T). Here AT denotes the transpose of the matrix A.
(2) Find all the eigenvalues of the symmetric matrix S and a basis of the corresponding eigenspaces.
(3) Find all the eigenvalues of the alternative matrix T and a basis of the corresponding eigenspaces.
(4) Show that the eigenvalues of the real alternative matrix are 0 or purely imaginary numbers.
Let A be an arbitrary real skew-symmetric matrix. Let λ be an eigenvalue of A and let x be an eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue λ. That is, we have
Ax=λx.
Multiplying by xˉT from the left, we have
xˉTAx=λxˉTx=λ∣∣x∣∣2.(*)
The left hand side xˉTAx is a scalar, so taking its transpose leaves it unchanged:
The left hand side of (*)=xˉTAx=(Ax)Txˉ=xTATxˉ.
Since A is skew-symmetric, we have AT=−A. Substituting this into the above equality, we have
The left hand side of (*)=xTATxˉ=−xTAxˉ
Taking conjugate of Ax=λx and use the fact that A is real, we have
Axˉ=λˉxˉ.
Thus, we have
The left hand side of (*)=−xTAxˉ=−xTλˉxˉ=−λˉ∣∣x∣∣2.
Therefore comparing the left and right hand sides of (*) yields
−λˉ∣∣x∣∣2=λ∣∣x∣∣2.
Since x is an eigenvector, it is nonzero by definition. Thus ∣∣x∣∣=0.
Hence we have
−λˉ=λ,
and this implies that λ is either 0 or purely imaginary number.