Hermitian matrix
Meanings
noun
- A square matrix A with complex entries that is equal to its own conjugate transpose, i.e., such that A=A^†.
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Etymology
Named after French mathematician Charles Hermite (1822–1901), who demonstrated in 1855 that such matrices always have real eigenvalues.
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