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We've been shown in class by a commutative diagram that given an $n$-dimensional vector space $V$ over a field, $mathbb{F}$, and bases, $mathcal{B}={v_1,...,v_n}$ and $mathcal{C}={u_1,...,u_n}$, that the coordinate maps $_{mathcal{B}}:Vrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ and $_{mathcal{C}}:Vrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ gives rise to a unique map $P=_{mathcal{B}}circ ^{-1}_{mathcal{C}}:mathbb{F}^nrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ which is our change of basis matrix.



But I am having a lot of trouble proving that P is unique. Can anyone enlighten my as to why this is necessarily true?






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    I've been looking all over, but i haven't found anything satisfactory.



    We've been shown in class by a commutative diagram that given an $n$-dimensional vector space $V$ over a field, $mathbb{F}$, and bases, $mathcal{B}={v_1,...,v_n}$ and $mathcal{C}={u_1,...,u_n}$, that the coordinate maps $_{mathcal{B}}:Vrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ and $_{mathcal{C}}:Vrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ gives rise to a unique map $P=_{mathcal{B}}circ ^{-1}_{mathcal{C}}:mathbb{F}^nrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ which is our change of basis matrix.



    But I am having a lot of trouble proving that P is unique. Can anyone enlighten my as to why this is necessarily true?






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      I've been looking all over, but i haven't found anything satisfactory.



      We've been shown in class by a commutative diagram that given an $n$-dimensional vector space $V$ over a field, $mathbb{F}$, and bases, $mathcal{B}={v_1,...,v_n}$ and $mathcal{C}={u_1,...,u_n}$, that the coordinate maps $_{mathcal{B}}:Vrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ and $_{mathcal{C}}:Vrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ gives rise to a unique map $P=_{mathcal{B}}circ ^{-1}_{mathcal{C}}:mathbb{F}^nrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ which is our change of basis matrix.



      But I am having a lot of trouble proving that P is unique. Can anyone enlighten my as to why this is necessarily true?






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      I've been looking all over, but i haven't found anything satisfactory.



      We've been shown in class by a commutative diagram that given an $n$-dimensional vector space $V$ over a field, $mathbb{F}$, and bases, $mathcal{B}={v_1,...,v_n}$ and $mathcal{C}={u_1,...,u_n}$, that the coordinate maps $_{mathcal{B}}:Vrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ and $_{mathcal{C}}:Vrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ gives rise to a unique map $P=_{mathcal{B}}circ ^{-1}_{mathcal{C}}:mathbb{F}^nrightarrow mathbb{F}^n$ which is our change of basis matrix.



      But I am having a lot of trouble proving that P is unique. Can anyone enlighten my as to why this is necessarily true?






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          Remember that any linear map on any linear space $;V;$ is uniquely and completely determined once we know its action on any basis of $;V;$ ...and that's all.



          If you want to do this proof, suppose there's another map $;Q:Vto V;$ s.t. it coincides on "the old basis" $;mathcal B;$ with $;P:;; Qv_i=Pv_i;;forall,i=1,2,...,n;$ , then (using linearity of the maps), for any



          $$v=sum_{k=1}^n a_iv_iin V;,;;Qv=sum_{k=1}^na_iQv_i=sum_{k=1}^n a_iPv_i=Pv$$



          so $;Qequiv P;$.






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            A basis is an ordered set of vectors that are independent and generates the whole vector space. If you have two basis $mathcal B$ and $mathcal C$ as in your post, then a change of basis $f$ from $mathcal B$ to $mathcal C$ must satisfy $f(v_i)=u_i$ for $i=1,ldots,n$ (in this precise order). There is a unique map satisfying this requirement by a theorem stating that if a linear map is defined over a basis then it is uniquely defined over the whole space. Since the requirement fix the images of the elements of the basis $mathcal B$ then there is only a unique map that satisfies those conditions.






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              Remember that any linear map on any linear space $;V;$ is uniquely and completely determined once we know its action on any basis of $;V;$ ...and that's all.



              If you want to do this proof, suppose there's another map $;Q:Vto V;$ s.t. it coincides on "the old basis" $;mathcal B;$ with $;P:;; Qv_i=Pv_i;;forall,i=1,2,...,n;$ , then (using linearity of the maps), for any



              $$v=sum_{k=1}^n a_iv_iin V;,;;Qv=sum_{k=1}^na_iQv_i=sum_{k=1}^n a_iPv_i=Pv$$



              so $;Qequiv P;$.






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                Remember that any linear map on any linear space $;V;$ is uniquely and completely determined once we know its action on any basis of $;V;$ ...and that's all.



                If you want to do this proof, suppose there's another map $;Q:Vto V;$ s.t. it coincides on "the old basis" $;mathcal B;$ with $;P:;; Qv_i=Pv_i;;forall,i=1,2,...,n;$ , then (using linearity of the maps), for any



                $$v=sum_{k=1}^n a_iv_iin V;,;;Qv=sum_{k=1}^na_iQv_i=sum_{k=1}^n a_iPv_i=Pv$$



                so $;Qequiv P;$.






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                  Remember that any linear map on any linear space $;V;$ is uniquely and completely determined once we know its action on any basis of $;V;$ ...and that's all.



                  If you want to do this proof, suppose there's another map $;Q:Vto V;$ s.t. it coincides on "the old basis" $;mathcal B;$ with $;P:;; Qv_i=Pv_i;;forall,i=1,2,...,n;$ , then (using linearity of the maps), for any



                  $$v=sum_{k=1}^n a_iv_iin V;,;;Qv=sum_{k=1}^na_iQv_i=sum_{k=1}^n a_iPv_i=Pv$$



                  so $;Qequiv P;$.






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                  Remember that any linear map on any linear space $;V;$ is uniquely and completely determined once we know its action on any basis of $;V;$ ...and that's all.



                  If you want to do this proof, suppose there's another map $;Q:Vto V;$ s.t. it coincides on "the old basis" $;mathcal B;$ with $;P:;; Qv_i=Pv_i;;forall,i=1,2,...,n;$ , then (using linearity of the maps), for any



                  $$v=sum_{k=1}^n a_iv_iin V;,;;Qv=sum_{k=1}^na_iQv_i=sum_{k=1}^n a_iPv_i=Pv$$



                  so $;Qequiv P;$.







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                      A basis is an ordered set of vectors that are independent and generates the whole vector space. If you have two basis $mathcal B$ and $mathcal C$ as in your post, then a change of basis $f$ from $mathcal B$ to $mathcal C$ must satisfy $f(v_i)=u_i$ for $i=1,ldots,n$ (in this precise order). There is a unique map satisfying this requirement by a theorem stating that if a linear map is defined over a basis then it is uniquely defined over the whole space. Since the requirement fix the images of the elements of the basis $mathcal B$ then there is only a unique map that satisfies those conditions.






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                        A basis is an ordered set of vectors that are independent and generates the whole vector space. If you have two basis $mathcal B$ and $mathcal C$ as in your post, then a change of basis $f$ from $mathcal B$ to $mathcal C$ must satisfy $f(v_i)=u_i$ for $i=1,ldots,n$ (in this precise order). There is a unique map satisfying this requirement by a theorem stating that if a linear map is defined over a basis then it is uniquely defined over the whole space. Since the requirement fix the images of the elements of the basis $mathcal B$ then there is only a unique map that satisfies those conditions.






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                          A basis is an ordered set of vectors that are independent and generates the whole vector space. If you have two basis $mathcal B$ and $mathcal C$ as in your post, then a change of basis $f$ from $mathcal B$ to $mathcal C$ must satisfy $f(v_i)=u_i$ for $i=1,ldots,n$ (in this precise order). There is a unique map satisfying this requirement by a theorem stating that if a linear map is defined over a basis then it is uniquely defined over the whole space. Since the requirement fix the images of the elements of the basis $mathcal B$ then there is only a unique map that satisfies those conditions.






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                          A basis is an ordered set of vectors that are independent and generates the whole vector space. If you have two basis $mathcal B$ and $mathcal C$ as in your post, then a change of basis $f$ from $mathcal B$ to $mathcal C$ must satisfy $f(v_i)=u_i$ for $i=1,ldots,n$ (in this precise order). There is a unique map satisfying this requirement by a theorem stating that if a linear map is defined over a basis then it is uniquely defined over the whole space. Since the requirement fix the images of the elements of the basis $mathcal B$ then there is only a unique map that satisfies those conditions.







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