A unitary operator U U does indeed satisfy U∗U = I U ∗ U = I, and therefore in particular is an isometry. However, unitary operators must also be surjective (by definition), and are therefore isometric and …

Dec 15, 2025 · In other words, the well-known connection between unitary transformations and unitary matrices works with respect to any inner product (and its orthonormal bases).

Unitary matrices are the complex versions, and they are the matrix representations of linear maps on complex vector spaces that preserve "complex distances". If you have a complex vector space then …

Nov 7, 2016 · The result does not give me the diagonal matrix with the desired eigenvalues though. Also, Google search did not yield a single nicely explained way to do a unitary transform of a normal …

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Jan 13, 2021 · As such, for unitary A A, there is one singular subspace consisting of all vectors, and a singular value decomposition can be constructed by any unitary matrix U U whose columns will form …

Definition (Unitary matrix). A unitary matrix is a square matrix $\mathbf {U} \in \mathbb {K}^ {n \times n}$ such that \begin {equation} \mathbf {U}^* \mathbf {U} = \mathbf {I} = \mathbf {U} \mathbf {U}^*. \end …

Jun 18, 2024 · Personally, I use the terminology "anti-unitary operator", and without further context, I would guess that "conjugate unitary operator" means the same thing (just as "anti-linear" and …

May 23, 2023 · Show that eigenvalues of a unitary matrix have absolute value 1. Proof below. Please verify, critique, or improve. Note: Many proofs are available; this question is to verify this proof. …

So I'm trying to understand why the columns of a unitary matrix form an orthonormal basis. I know it has something to do with the inner product, but I don't fully understand that either (we learned all of this …