Find Fixed Plane of 4D Simple Rotation

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I have a 4D simple rotation matrix $M$ with angle $\theta$. Is there a way to find the plane that is fixed by M?

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Yes. Your matrix $M$ should have eigenvalue $1$ with multiplicity $2$. Find the two eigenvectors. They form a basis for the plane that is fixed by $M$.