grandes-ecoles 2013 QIV.A

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__mp Matrices Matrix Entry and Coefficient Identities
Let $f$ be a linear form on $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$.
Show that there exists a unique matrix $A \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ such that $\forall M \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R}), f(M) = \operatorname{Tr}(AM)$.
Let $f$ be a linear form on $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$.

Show that there exists a unique matrix $A \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ such that $\forall M \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R}), f(M) = \operatorname{Tr}(AM)$.