Question #206115

Suppose V is finite-dimensional with dim V greater or equal to 2. Prove that

there exist S; T € L(V; V ) such that ST is not equal to T S.


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Expert's answer
2021-07-14T08:39:10-0400

Let v1,v2,...,vnv_1,v_2,...,v_n be a basis of VV.

Define S,TL(V,V)S,T\in L(V,V) such that

S(vl)={v2if l=10otherwiseT(vl)={v1if l=20otherwiseS(v_l)= \begin{cases} v_2 & \text{if }l=1 \\ 0 & otherwise \end{cases} \\ T(v_l)= \begin{cases} v_1 & \text{if }l=2 \\ 0 & otherwise \end{cases}

Consider

(ST)(v1)=S(T(v1))=S(0)=0(ST)(v_1)=S(T(v_1))=S(0)=0, since SS is linear.

But

(TS)(v1)=T(S(v1))=T(v2)=v10(TS)(v_1)=T(S(v_1))=T(v_2)=v_1 \neq 0

So STTSST \neq TS.


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