grandes-ecoles 2010 QII.B.4

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__mp Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Simultaneous diagonalization or commutant structure

For the rest of this problem, we assume that $\varphi$ is a non-degenerate symmetric bilinear form on $E$, and we denote by $q$ its quadratic form.
We assume that $h^{-1} \circ h'$ has $n$ distinct eigenvalues. Show that there exists a basis of $E$ orthogonal for both $q$ and $q'$.

For the rest of this problem, we assume that $\varphi$ is a non-degenerate symmetric bilinear form on $E$, and we denote by $q$ its quadratic form.

We assume that $h^{-1} \circ h'$ has $n$ distinct eigenvalues. Show that there exists a basis of $E$ orthogonal for both $q$ and $q'$.

Paper Questions

QI.A.1 QI.A.2 QI.A.3 QI.A.4 QI.B.1 QI.B.2 QI.B.3 QII.A.1 QII.A.2 QII.A.3 QII.A.4 QII.B.1 QII.B.2 QII.B.3 QII.B.4 QII.C.1 QII.C.2 QII.C.3 QII.C.4 QII.C.5 QIII.A.1 QIII.A.2 QIII.B.1 QIII.B.2 QIII.B.3 QIV.A.1 QIV.A.2 QIV.A.3 QIV.A.4 QIV.B.1 QIV.B.2 QIV.B.3 QIV.B.4