Counterexample: linear operator on infinite dimensional space with no eigenvector

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Can you guys provide a counter example of why this statement is False.

If T: V-->V with V a VS over C then T has an eigenvector?

This is not always true as if V is infinite dim., it'll have a Spectrum.

Any counter examples?

Thanks
 
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The standard example is the bilateral shift on [itex]\ell(\mathbb{Z})[/itex]:

[tex]T:\ell(\mathbb{Z})\to \ell(\mathbb{Z})[/tex]
[tex](a_i)_{i\in\mathbb{Z}}\mapsto (a_{i+1})_{i\in\mathbb{Z}}.[/tex]