1.I.1E
Part IB, 2008
Let be an matrix over . What does it mean to say that is an eigenvalue of ? Show that has at least one eigenvalue. For each of the following statements, provide a proof or a counterexample as appropriate.
(i) If is Hermitian, all eigenvalues of are real.
(ii) If all eigenvalues of are real, is Hermitian.
(iii) If all entries of are real and positive, all eigenvalues of have positive real part.
(iv) If and have the same trace and determinant then they have the same eigenvalues.