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    Orthogonal maps of $\mathbb R^{2n+1}$ have an eigenvalue $\pm1$

    P-UCLAB06S-08

    Area
    Prelim
    Seen at
    UCLA
    Years
    2006
    Status
    draft
    Contents

    A linear transformation T is called orthogonal if it is nonsingular and \({ } ^ { t } T = T ^ { - 1 }\) . Prove that if \(T : { \mathbf { R } } ^ { 2 n + 1 } \to { \mathbf { R } } ^ { 2 n + 1 }\) is orthogonal, then there exists a vector \(\boldsymbol { v } \in \mathbf { R } ^ { 2 n + 1 }\) such that \(T v = \pm v\)

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