MATH319 Slides

36 Jordan blocks

A k×k Jordan block with eigenvalue λ∈𝐂 is the matrix

Jk⁢(λ)=[λ10…00λ10…⋮0⋱⋱0⋮⋱0⋱100…0λ]
J1⁢(λ)=[λ],J2⁢(λ)=[λ10λ],
J3⁢(λ)=[λ100λ100λ]