I am reading Leonard Susskind's Theoretical Minimum book on Quantum Mechanics. Excercise 7.4 is as follows:
Calculate the density matrix for ##|\Psi\rangle = \alpha|u\rangle + \beta|d\rangle##.
Answer:
$$ \psi(u) = \alpha, \quad \psi^*(u) = \alpha^* \\
\psi(d) = \beta, \quad \psi^*(d) =...
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Please see attached file. I'm not quite sure if I'm on the right track here. I think the basis for F is throwing me off as well as T(f). Please advise. Thanks!
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I am trying to see how to derive the following inequality on page 36 in the proof of Lemma 11.3: https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0412040.pdf
I.e, of:
$$\| fg \|_{Lip} \le \bigg(1+\ell \sup_{t\in T} |g'(t)|\bigg)\sup_{t\in T}|f'(t)| , \ \ supp \ f(1-g)\subset S^c$$
My thoughts about how to show...
I did an exercice for an optic course and the question was to find which optical component, using eigenvalues and eigenvectors, the following Jones matrix was (the common phase is not considered) :
1 i
i 1
I found that this is a quarter-wave plate oriented at 45 degree from the incident...
A problem that I have to solve for my Linear Algebra course is the following
We are supposed to use Mathematica.
What I have done is that I first checked that A is symmetric, i.e. that ##A = A^T##. Which is obvious.
Next I computed the eigenvalues for A. The characteristic polynomial is...
Hi, in first attachment/picture you can see the generalized navier stokes equation in general form. In order to linearize these equation we use Beam Warming method and for the linearization process we deploy JACOBİAN MATRİX as in the second attachment/picture. But on my own I can ONLY obtain the...
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While trying to solve the following exercice, I was stucked by a couple of issues
for the first part in which we have to find the simplest configuration ( symmetry)
according to my basic understanding Symmetry must be :
geometry
load
support
here I don t have the third...
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while trying to solve this exercice
I was puzzeld by the solution approach
indeed, they use the symmetry of the structure, they have made a cut on the hinge where the force F is applied (the force F has been divided by 2 for the symmetry reason), and ONLY replace it with a...
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I guess this could be a rather silly question, but I got a bit confused about the "numerator layout notation" and "denominator layout notation" when working with matrix differentiation...
Given a real-valued matrix ## \bar{B}_2=\begin{bmatrix}
\bar{B}_{21}\\
\bar{B}_{22}
\end{bmatrix}\in{R^{p \times m}}
##, I am looking for an orthogonal transformation matrix i.e., ##T^{-1}=T^T\in{R^{p \times p}}## that satisfies:
$$
\begin{bmatrix}
T_{11}^T & T_{21}^T\\
T_{12}^T...
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Obtain a 4×4 projection matrix that maps ##ℝ^3## to the plane 3x + 2y = 1. Assume that the centre of projection i.e. eye is at (0,0,0).
The problem that my problem is strongly based on and its solution are #3, here. (I'm referring to the first way of solving the problem in...
What would be reasonable preparation for reading the reference Kaon Physics https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/0401236.pdf
I find I do not seem to be ready for this reading. I am familiar with quantum mechanics at the level of Schiff (an old text for first year graduate students) though perhaps rusty...
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I have a doubt regarding the derivation of the following matrix
according to my basic understanding we want to go from the basis u1 v1 u2 v2 to the basis u'1 v'1 u'2 v'2, and for doing so we use the rotation matrix
the rotation matrix is the following and the angle theta is...
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I have been having a hellish time connection Lie Algebra, Lie Groups, Differential Geometry, etc.
But I am making a lot of progress.
There is, however, one issue that continues to elude me.
I often read how Lie developed Lie Groups to study symmetries of PDE's
May I ask if someone...
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So I have these two Matrices:
M = \begin{pmatrix}
a & -a-b \\
0 & a \\
\end{pmatrix}
and
N =
\begin{pmatrix}
c & 0 \\
d & -c \\
\end{pmatrix}
Where a,b,c,d ∈ ℝ
Find a base for M, N, M +N and M ∩ N.
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I know the 8 axioms about the vector spaces.
The...
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Let A be an arbitrary m× n matrix. Find a matrix C such that CA = B for each of the following matrices B.
a. B is the matrix that results from multiplying row i of A by a nonzero number c.
b. B is the matrix that results from swapping rows i and j of A.
c. B is the matrix...
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Hi good morning to all.
The problem at hand states, that the points A (3,0) and B (5,0) are reflected in the mirror line y=x.
Determine the images A' and B' of these points.
I've done that using the reflection in the line y=x which i know to be
\begin{bmatrix}
0 &1 \\
1 & 0...
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For Hermition: A = transpose of conjugate of A
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I think this answer is C. As Tranpose of conjugate of matrix is this matrix.
Book answer is D.
Am I wrong or is book wrong?
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I am trying to find the eigenvectors for the following 3x3 matrix and are having trouble with it. The matrix is
(I have a ; since I can't have a space between each column. Sorry):
[20 ; -10 ; 0]
[-10 ; 30 ; 0]
[0 ; 0 ; 40]
I’ve already...
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PROBLEM STATEMENT:
"Represent the grid patterns in the figure with a dither matrix."
(Figure: https://www.docdroid.net/OMLUX5v/figure.pdf )
ANSWER (FROM MY BOOK):
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%7B%7B0,2%7D,%7B3,1%7D%7D
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At the block deflation it holds for a non-singular Matrix $S$ \begin{equation*}SAS^{-1}=\begin{pmatrix}C & D \\ O & B\end{pmatrix}\end{equation*} where $O$ is the zero matrix.
It holds that $\sigma (A)=\sigma(B)\cup \sigma (C)$, where $\sigma (M)$ is the set of all eigenvalues of a...
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I have a question about the ##q_{1}\bar{q_{2}}## to vacuum :
$$ \langle 0 |\bar{q_{2}}\gamma_{\mu}\gamma_{5}q_{1}| q_{1}\bar{q_{2}}\rangle$$
That is the first time I try to solve the question like this.
How do we calculate the matrix about this question ?
Thank you so much!
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Let A be a regular ($n\times n$)-Matrix, for which the Gauss algorithm is possible.
If we choose as the right side $b$ the unit vectors $$e^{(1)}=(1, 0, \ldots , 0)^T, \ldots , e^{(n)}=(0, \ldots , 0, 1 )^T$$ and calculate the corresponding solutions $x^{(1)}, \ldots , x^{(n)}$ then...
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Let $A \in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$, $n\geq 3$ be a matrix with $n+1$ elements $1$ and the remaining elements are $0$. I want to show that $\det (A)\in \{-1, 0, 1\}$ and each of these $3$ possible values can occur.
Could you give me a hint how we could show that? I got stuck right now...
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Given the following matrix,
\[A=\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 6\\ 1 & a \end{pmatrix}\]
and given that
\[\lambda =0\]
is an eigenvalue of A, I am trying to determine that value of a.
What I did, is to create the characteristic polynomial
\[(\lambda -2)*(\lambda -a)+6=0\]
and given...
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If A and B are both squared invertible matrices and A is also symmetric and:
\[AB^{-1}AA^{T}=I\]
Can I say that
\[B=A^{3}\] ?
In every iteration of the solution, I have multiplied both sides by a different matrix. At first by the inverse of A, then the inverse of the transpose...
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I am trying to reproduce some results from a paper, but I'm not sure how to proceed. I have the following: ##\phi## is a complex matrix and can be decomposed into real and imaginary parts:
$$\phi=\frac{\phi_R +i\phi_I}{\sqrt{2}}$$
so that
$$\phi^\dagger\phi=\frac{\phi_R^2 +\phi_I^2}{2}$$...
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I am currently working on this question about matrices and showing they are homomorphisms. I have done part (i), but on part (ii) I am confused as the matrix is mapping to a - I have never seen this before and I'm not sure how to approach it. I know that usually you would work out the...
I'm studying Newton Raphson Method in Load Flow Studies. Book has defined Jacobian Matrix and it's order as: N + Np - 1
N = Total Number of Buses
Np = Number of P-Q Buses
But in solved example they've used some other formula. I'm not sure if it's right.
Shouldn't order be: N + Np - 1
N = 40
Np...
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Det( ## e^A ## ) = ## e^{(trace A)} ##
## trace(A) = trace( SAS^{-1}) = 0 ## as trace is similiarity invariant.
Det( ## e^A ## ) = 1
The answer is option (a).
Is this correct?
But in the question, it is not...
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This is just the triple integral of an easy matrix problem. I just have no ideas what they got by the time they got to the integral of x.
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Somebody please prove me wrong. I got a matrix of constants by the time I got...
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I have an orthonormal basis for vector space $V$, $\{u_1, u_2, ..., u_n\}$. If $(v_1, v_2, ..., v_n) = (u_1, u_2, ... u_n)A$ where $A$ is a real $n\times n$ matrix, how do I prove that $(v_1, v_2, ... v_n)$ is an orthonormal basis if and only if $A$ is an orthogonal matrix?
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Hi, I am trying to prove that the eigevalues, elements, eigenfunctions or/and eigenvectors of a matrix A form a Hilbert space. Can one apply the inner product formula :
\begin{equation}
\int x(t)\overline y(t) dt
\end{equation}
on the x and y coordinates of the eigenvectors [x_1,y_1] and...
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I am having a issue with how my lecture has normalised the energy state in this question.
I will post my working and I will print screen his solution to the given question below, we have the same answer but I am unsure to why he has used the ratio method.
Q4. a), b), c)...
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I have attached the question. Translated: Suppose T: R^4 -> R^4 is the image so that: ...
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So I did this question and my final answers were correct: 1. not surjective 2. not injective. My method of solving this question is completely different than the...
I am trying to normalize 4x4 matrix (g and f are functions):
\begin{equation}
G=\begin{matrix}
(1-g^2) &0& 0& 0&\\
0& (1+f^2)& (-g^2-f^2)& 0 \\
0 &(-g^2-f^2)& (1+f^2)& 0 &\\
0& 0& 0& (1-g^2)
\end{matrix}
\end{equation}
It's a matrix that's in a research paper (which I don't have) which gives...
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I solved it by calculating the eigen values by ##| A- \lambda |= 0 ##.
This gave me ## \lambda _1 = 6.42, \lambda _2 = 0.387, \lambda_3 = -0.806##.
So, the required answer is 42.02 , option (b).
Is this correct?
The matrix is...
The following matrix A is,
\begin{equation}
A=
\begin{bmatrix}
a+b-\sigma\cdot p & -x_1 \\
x_2 & a-b-\sigma\cdot p
\end{bmatrix}
\end{equation}
The inversion of matrix A is,
\begin{equation}
A^{-1}=
\frac{\begin{bmatrix}
a-b-\sigma\cdot p & x_1 \\
-x_2 & a+b-\sigma\cdot p...
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I've created code to crack a Hill Cipher (n=3).
I'm unsure which cribs to try to crack a specific code.
Would anyone mind posting ideas? The crib must be 9 letters in length.
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Hi, I have derived a matrix from a system of ODE, and the matrix looked pretty bad at first. Then recently, I tried the Gauss elimination, followed by the exponential application on the matrix (e^[A]) and after another Gauss elimination, it turned "down" to the Identity matrix. This is awfully...
Hi, the three main types of complex matrices are:
1. Hermitian, with only real eigenvalues
2. Skew-Hermitian , with only imaginary eigenvalues
3. Unitary, with only complex conjugates.
Shouldn't there be a fourth type:
4. Non-unitary-non-hermitian, with one imaginary value (i.e. 3i) and a...
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An octopus is trained to chosose from two objects A and B always the object A. Repeated training shows the octopus both objects, if the octopus chooses object A, he will be rewarded. The octopus can be in 3 levels of training:
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I have calculated that a matrix has a Frobenius norm of 1.45, however I cannot find any text on the web that states whether this is an ill-posed or well-posed indication. Is there a rule for Frobenius norms that directly relates to well- and ill-posed matrices?
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Hi, I have the following complex ODE:
aY'' + ibY' = 0
and thought that it could be written as:
[a, ib; -1, 1]
Then the determinant of this matrix would give the form
a + ib = 0
Is this correct and logically sound?
Thanks!
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I'm writing some algebra classes in C++ , Now I'm implementing the modified sparse row matrix , I wrote all most all of the class, but I didn't find the way saving computing time to perform the product of two Modified sparse row matrix .. if you don't know it you can read in the...