Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH307/December 2008/Question 10
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Question 10 |
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Let AH = -A be a skew-Hermitian complex matrix. Show that the matrix eAt is unitary. Note: The superscript H denotes the Hermitian conjugate , which is often also called adjoint matrix or conjugate transpose and written as A* = AH. |
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Hint 1 |
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In order for eAt to be unitary, we need |
Hint 2 |
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Use the Maclaurin Expansion |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Calculating the Maclaurin expansion we find that Thus, |