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spaghetti3451
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Hey guys, I am wondering if the following relationships hold for all operators A, regardless of whether they are linear or non-linear.
A-1A = AA-1 = I
[A,B] = AB - BA
A|an> = λn|an>, where n ranges from 1 to N, and N is the dimension of the vector space which has an orthogonal basis |an>.
Just one other question. Which is the more general definition of the adjoint (hermitian conjugate) A† of an operator A: (v, Au) = (A†v, u) or A† = (A*)T?
I think it's the first one. The second one is a special case of the first which is valid if the vectors v and u are matrices. Your thoughts?
Let's see if you can make a dumbass like me learn some maths!
A-1A = AA-1 = I
[A,B] = AB - BA
A|an> = λn|an>, where n ranges from 1 to N, and N is the dimension of the vector space which has an orthogonal basis |an>.
Just one other question. Which is the more general definition of the adjoint (hermitian conjugate) A† of an operator A: (v, Au) = (A†v, u) or A† = (A*)T?
I think it's the first one. The second one is a special case of the first which is valid if the vectors v and u are matrices. Your thoughts?
Let's see if you can make a dumbass like me learn some maths!