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Endomorphism/Trigonalizable/Canonical additive decomposition/Fact

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Theorem about the canonical additive decomposition

Let

φ:VV

denote a trigonalizable K-endomorphism on the finite-dimensional K-vector space V.

Then there exists a decomposition
φ=φdiag+φnil,

where φdiag is diagonalizable and φnil is nilpotent, and where

φdiagφnil=φnilφdiag
holds.