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advanced-linear-algebra

Rational canonical form, invariant factors, and elementary divisors

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A canonical form built entirely from polynomial divisibility, valid over ANY field (unlike Jordan form, which needs the field to contain every eigenvalue) -- companion-matrix blocks glued together by the invariant factors.

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