Linear maps between direct sums #
This file contains results about linear maps which respect direct sum decompositions of their domain and codomain.
If a linear map f : M₁ → M₂
respects direct sum decompositions of M₁
and M₂
, then it has a
block diagonal matrix with respect to bases compatible with the direct sum decompositions.
The trace of an endomorphism of a direct sum is the sum of the traces on each component.
See also LinearMap.trace_restrict_eq_sum_trace_restrict
.
If f
and g
are commuting endomorphisms of a finite, free R
-module M
, such that f
is triangularizable, then to prove that the trace of g ∘ f
vanishes, it is sufficient to prove
that the trace of g
vanishes on each generalized eigenspace of f
.
The trace of an endomorphism of a direct sum is the sum of the traces on each component.
Note that it is important the statement gives the user definitional control over p
since the
type of the term trace R p (f.restrict hp')
depends on p
.