Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors - 7.6 Jordan Canonical Forms - Problems - Page 488: 43

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We have $A$ are $B$ be $n ×n$ matrices such that $J(A)=J(B)$ There exist matrices $S_A$ and $S_B$: $S_A^{-1}AS_A=J(A)\\ S_B^{-1}BS_B=J(B)$ but $J(A)=J(B) \rightarrow S_A^{-1}AS_A=S_B^{-1}BS_B$ Multiplying both sides by $S_A$ and $S_A^{-1}$ $S_AS_A^{-1}AS_AS_A^{-1}=S_AS_B^{-1}BS_BS_A^{-1}\\ \rightarrow A=S_AS_B^{-1}BS_BS_A^{-1}$ Since $S_AS_B^{-1}=(S_BS_A^{-1})^{-1}$ then $A=(S_BS_A^{-1})^{-1}BS_BS_A^{-1}$ Let $P=S_BS_A^{-1} \rightarrow A=BAP^{-1}$ Hence, $A$ is similar to $B$.
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