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Jordan Normal Form

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MATH-115(a): Advanced linear algebra II - diagonalization

L'objectif du cours est d'introduire les notions de base de l'algèbre linéaire et de démontrer rigoureusement les résultats principaux de ce sujet. ...

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This lecture covers the Jordan Normal Form, explaining the concept of nilpotent matrices and demonstrating the existence of a base that represents the matrix in a specific form. The instructor discusses the properties of the Jordan Normal Form and provides examples to illustrate its application in linear algebra.

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Friedrich Eisenbrand

Friedrich Eisenbrand's main research interests lie in the field of discrete optimization, in particular in algorithms and complexity, integer programming, geometry of numbers, and applied optimization. He is best known for his work on efficient algorithms for integer programming in fixed dimension and the theory of cutting planes, which are an important tool to solve large scale industrial optimization problems in practice. Before joining EPFL in March 2008, Friedrich Eisenbrand was a full professor of mathematics at the University of Paderborn. Friedrich received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz award of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in 2004 and the Otto Hahn medal of the Max Planck Society in 2001.

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