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If $A,B\in M(n,\mathbb{R})$ and there exists $P\in GL(n,\mathbb{C})$ such that $A=PBP^{-1}$, does that imply that there exists $Q\in GL(n,\mathbb{R})$ such that $A=QBQ^{-1}$?

  • Related: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/57242/similar-matrices-and-field-extensions – Watson Aug 29 '16 at 11:13

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Yes, since they both are conjugate to the rational canonical form. (The Wikipedia calls this Frobenius canonical form.)

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