Abstract
Let K be a field and σ an automorphism of K of order n. Employing a nonassociative algebra, we study the eigenspace of a bounded skew polynomial f ∈ K[t; σ]. We mainly treat the case that K/F is a cyclic field extension of degree n with Galois group generated by σ.We obtain lower bounds on the dimension of the eigenspace, and compute it in special cases as a quotient algebra. Conditions under which a monic polynomial f ∈ F [t] ⊂ K[t; σ] is reducible are obtained in special cases.