The simplest proof of Burnside's theorem on matrix algebras (Q1826832)
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The simplest proof of Burnside's theorem on matrix algebras (English)
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6 August 2004
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By using induction on the dimension \(n\) of a vector space \(V\) (over an algebraically closed field and for \(n >1\)), it is shown that the only transitive or, equivalently, irreducible subalgebra \({\mathcal A}\) of linear transformations on \(V\) is the entire \({\mathcal L}(V)\), the algebra of all linear transformations on \(V\) (Burnside's theorem).
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algebras of matrices
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invariant subspaces
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irreducible
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transitive
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Burnside's theorem
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