Enumerating Invariant Subspaces of ${\mathbb R}^n$

Abstract

In this article, we develop an algorithm to calculate the set of all integers $m$ for which there exists a linear operator $T$ on ${\mathbb R}^n$ such that ${\mathbb R}^n$ has exactly $m$ $T$-invariant subspaces. A brief discussion is included as how these methods might be extended to vector spaces over arbitrary fields.