Paper 2, Section I, F

Linear Algebra
Part IB, 2010

Suppose that ϕ\phi is an endomorphism of a finite-dimensional complex vector space.

(i) Show that if λ\lambda is an eigenvalue of ϕ\phi, then λ2\lambda^{2} is an eigenvalue of ϕ2\phi^{2}.

(ii) Show conversely that if μ\mu is an eigenvalue of ϕ2\phi^{2}, then there is an eigenvalue λ\lambda of ϕ\phi with λ2=μ\lambda^{2}=\mu.