# Math Help - Normal linear maps in polynomials

1. ## Normal linear maps in polynomials

I am trying to solve a problem and I need to know whether I can deduce the following:

Suppose $T$ is normal, and there exist a polynomial $P(t)$ such that $P(T)v = 0$. Then $ = = = 0$. The part I am not so sure about is that $P(T)^{*}v=0$.

Can I say that and if so why?

Any direction will be appreciated

SK

2. Originally Posted by skyking
I am trying to solve a problem and I need to know whether I can deduce the following:

Suppose $T$ is normal, and there exist a polynomial $P(t)$ such that $P(T)v = 0$. Then $ = = = 0$. The part I am not so sure about is that $P(T)^{*}v=0$.

Can I say that and if so why?

Any direction will be appreciated

SK

3. Can't think of a rank argument. How would you show this using ranks?

I was able to figure it out though, here's my proof.

Let's say $S=P(T)$, since $T$ is normal it follows $S$ is normal, therfore S can be represented by a diagonal matrix $D=diag{(d_{1},...,d_{n})}$. We know $Sv=0$, that means that $Dv=0$ and therfore $(d_{1}a_{1},...,d_{n}a_{n})=0$ where $a_{i}$ are the coordinates of $v$. So for every $1\leq i \leq n$ we get $d_{i}a_{i}=0$. Now if we look at $S^{*}$ it can be representd by $D^{*}$ and therfore $S^{*}v=D^{*}v=(\bar{d_{1}}a_{1},...\bar{d_{n}}a_{n })=0$

4. Thinking about this again, I am not so sure that I can say that if T is normal then P(T) is normal. Can I say this?

5. Originally Posted by skyking
Thinking about this again, I am not so sure that I can say that if T is normal then P(T) is normal. Can I say this?
Let $\displaystyle P(T)=\sum_{j=0}^{n}\alpha_j T^j$ we then have that $\displaystyle P(T)^\ast=\sum_{j=0}^{n}\overline{\alpha_j}\left(T ^j\right)^\ast$. Our first claim that $T^k\left(T^j\right)^\ast=\left(T^j\right)^\ast T^k$ for every $k,j\in\mathbb{N}\cup\{0\}$. We do this by letting $k$ be arbitrary and proceeding by induction on $j$. Evidently this is true when $j=0$ and so assume it's true for $j$ then

\begin{aligned}T^k\left(T^{j+1}\right)^\ast &=\left(T^k \left(T^j\right)^\ast T^\ast\\ &=\left(T^j\right)^ast T^k T^\ast\\ &=\left(T^j\right)^\ast T^{k-1}TT^\ast\\ &= \left(T^j\right)^\ast T^{k-1}T^\ast T\\ &= \vdots\\ &= \left(T^j\right)^\ast T^\ast T^k\\ &= \left(T^{j+1}\right)^\ast T^k\end{aligned}

then with this we see that

\displaystyle \begin{aligned}P(T)P(T)^\ast &= \left(\sum_{k=0}^{n}\alpha_k T^k\right)\left(\sum_{j=0}^{n}\overline{\alpha_j}\ left(T^j\right)^\ast\right)\\ &= \sum_{k=0}^{n}\sum_{j=0}^{n}\left(\alpha_j T^k\right)\left(\overline{\alpha_j}\left(T^\ast\ri ght)^j\right)\\ &= \sum_{k=0}^{n}\sum_{j=0}^{n}\left(\overline{\alpha _j}\left(T^j\right)^\ast\right)\left(\alpha_k T^k\right)\\ &= \left(\sum_{j=0}^{n}\overline{\alpha_j}\left(T^j\r ight)^\ast\right)\left(\sum_{k=0}^{n}\alpha_k T^k\right)\\ &= P(T)^\ast P(T)\end{aligned}