A Hermitian matrix is a matrix that is equal to its conjugate transpose. This generalizes the concept of a "symmetric matrix", since every real symmetric matrix is Hermitian. However, …

I am permanently confused about the distinction between Hermitian and self-adjoint operators in an infinite-dimensional space. The preceding statement may even be ill-defined. My confusion …

Apr 16, 2013 · I am trying to prove that Hermitian Matrices are diagonalizable. I have already proven that Hermitian Matrices have real roots and any two eigenvectors associated with two …

Jun 24, 2016 · Hermitian operators (or more correctly in the infinite dimensional case, self-adjoint operators) are used not because measurements must use real numbers, but rather because …

Jul 24, 2014 · [SIZE="4"]Definition/Summary The Hermitian transpose or Hermitian conjugate (or conjugate transpose) M^ {\dagger} of a matrix M is the complex conjugate...

Sep 26, 2019 · Thanks! This makes more sense, I forgot A and B were also hermitian in this problem. I appreciate the additional elaboration.

Dec 24, 2015 · Exercise 2.24 on page 71 of Nielsen and Chuang's Quantum Computation and Quantum Information asks the reader to show that a positive operator is necessarily Hermitian.

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Oct 2, 2018 · Why is the set of eigenfunctions of a Hermitian operator complete? Ask Question Asked 7 years, 1 month ago Modified 4 years, 10 months ago