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Why aren't these eigenvectors orthogonal?
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As far as I know, the matrix: $$M = begin{pmatrix}1 & 0 & isqrt{3} \ 0 & 2 & 0 \ -isqrt{3} & 0 & 3 end{pmatrix} $$
Is hermitian with eigenvalues: $lambda_1 = 0, lambda_2 = 2, lambda_3 = 4$.
And corresponding eigenvectors:
$V_{lambda_1 = 0} = begin{pmatrix}-isqrt{3} \ 0 \ 1end{pmatrix} $,
$V_{lambda_2 = 2} = begin{pmatrix}0\ 1 \ 0end{pmatrix} $,
$V_{lambda_3 = 4} = begin{pmatrix}dfrac{i}{sqrt{3}}\ 0 \ 1end{pmatrix} $
Since these are eigenvectors of distinct eigenvalues they should be orthogonal but the first and third are not orthogonal.
Why is this?
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As far as I know, the matrix: $$M = begin{pmatrix}1 & 0 & isqrt{3} \ 0 & 2 & 0 \ -isqrt{3} & 0 & 3 end{pmatrix} $$
Is hermitian with eigenvalues: $lambda_1 = 0, lambda_2 = 2, lambda_3 = 4$.
And corresponding eigenvectors:
$V_{lambda_1 = 0} = begin{pmatrix}-isqrt{3} \ 0 \ 1end{pmatrix} $,
$V_{lambda_2 = 2} = begin{pmatrix}0\ 1 \ 0end{pmatrix} $,
$V_{lambda_3 = 4} = begin{pmatrix}dfrac{i}{sqrt{3}}\ 0 \ 1end{pmatrix} $
Since these are eigenvectors of distinct eigenvalues they should be orthogonal but the first and third are not orthogonal.
Why is this?
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Maybe they are hermitian orthogonal.
– Charlie Frohman
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As far as I know, the matrix: $$M = begin{pmatrix}1 & 0 & isqrt{3} \ 0 & 2 & 0 \ -isqrt{3} & 0 & 3 end{pmatrix} $$
Is hermitian with eigenvalues: $lambda_1 = 0, lambda_2 = 2, lambda_3 = 4$.
And corresponding eigenvectors:
$V_{lambda_1 = 0} = begin{pmatrix}-isqrt{3} \ 0 \ 1end{pmatrix} $,
$V_{lambda_2 = 2} = begin{pmatrix}0\ 1 \ 0end{pmatrix} $,
$V_{lambda_3 = 4} = begin{pmatrix}dfrac{i}{sqrt{3}}\ 0 \ 1end{pmatrix} $
Since these are eigenvectors of distinct eigenvalues they should be orthogonal but the first and third are not orthogonal.
Why is this?
eigenvalues-eigenvectors
asked yesterday
Rzmwood
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As far as I know, the matrix: $$M = begin{pmatrix}1 & 0 & isqrt{3} \ 0 & 2 & 0 \ -isqrt{3} & 0 & 3 end{pmatrix} $$
Is hermitian with eigenvalues: $lambda_1 = 0, lambda_2 = 2, lambda_3 = 4$.
And corresponding eigenvectors:
$V_{lambda_1 = 0} = begin{pmatrix}-isqrt{3} \ 0 \ 1end{pmatrix} $,
$V_{lambda_2 = 2} = begin{pmatrix}0\ 1 \ 0end{pmatrix} $,
$V_{lambda_3 = 4} = begin{pmatrix}dfrac{i}{sqrt{3}}\ 0 \ 1end{pmatrix} $
Since these are eigenvectors of distinct eigenvalues they should be orthogonal but the first and third are not orthogonal.
Why is this?
eigenvalues-eigenvectors
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Maybe they are hermitian orthogonal.
– Charlie Frohman
yesterday
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Maybe they are hermitian orthogonal.
– Charlie Frohman
yesterday
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Maybe they are hermitian orthogonal.
– Charlie Frohman
yesterday
Maybe they are hermitian orthogonal.
– Charlie Frohman
yesterday
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They are orthogonal. begin{align}V_0^HV_2&=0\ V_2^HV_4&=0\ V_0^HV_4&=begin{pmatrix}isqrt3&0&1end{pmatrix}cdotbegin{pmatrix}frac i{sqrt3}\ 0\ 1end{pmatrix}=0end{align}
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I did not check that the original eigenvectors are OK, but there is a sign difference in the top term of your vertical vector.
– Andrei
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@Andrei Like the one you do when you take the Hermitian of something?
– Saucy O'Path
yesterday
Ah! Thank you so much
– Rzmwood
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@SaucyO'Path thanks. I somehow missed that.
– Andrei
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They are orthogonal. begin{align}V_0^HV_2&=0\ V_2^HV_4&=0\ V_0^HV_4&=begin{pmatrix}isqrt3&0&1end{pmatrix}cdotbegin{pmatrix}frac i{sqrt3}\ 0\ 1end{pmatrix}=0end{align}
answered yesterday
Saucy O'Path
5,4571425
I did not check that the original eigenvectors are OK, but there is a sign difference in the top term of your vertical vector.
– Andrei
yesterday
@Andrei Like the one you do when you take the Hermitian of something?
– Saucy O'Path
yesterday
Ah! Thank you so much
– Rzmwood
yesterday
@SaucyO'Path thanks. I somehow missed that.
– Andrei
yesterday
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They are orthogonal. begin{align}V_0^HV_2&=0\ V_2^HV_4&=0\ V_0^HV_4&=begin{pmatrix}isqrt3&0&1end{pmatrix}cdotbegin{pmatrix}frac i{sqrt3}\ 0\ 1end{pmatrix}=0end{align}
answered yesterday
Saucy O'Path
5,4571425
I did not check that the original eigenvectors are OK, but there is a sign difference in the top term of your vertical vector.
– Andrei
yesterday
@Andrei Like the one you do when you take the Hermitian of something?
– Saucy O'Path
yesterday
Ah! Thank you so much
– Rzmwood
yesterday
@SaucyO'Path thanks. I somehow missed that.
– Andrei
yesterday
add a comment |
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They are orthogonal. begin{align}V_0^HV_2&=0\ V_2^HV_4&=0\ V_0^HV_4&=begin{pmatrix}isqrt3&0&1end{pmatrix}cdotbegin{pmatrix}frac i{sqrt3}\ 0\ 1end{pmatrix}=0end{align}
answered yesterday
Saucy O'Path
5,4571425
They are orthogonal. begin{align}V_0^HV_2&=0\ V_2^HV_4&=0\ V_0^HV_4&=begin{pmatrix}isqrt3&0&1end{pmatrix}cdotbegin{pmatrix}frac i{sqrt3}\ 0\ 1end{pmatrix}=0end{align}
answered yesterday
Saucy O'Path
5,4571425
answered yesterday
Saucy O'Path
5,4571425
answered yesterday
Saucy O'Path
5,4571425
answered yesterday
Saucy O'Path
5,4571425
5,4571425
I did not check that the original eigenvectors are OK, but there is a sign difference in the top term of your vertical vector.
– Andrei
yesterday
@Andrei Like the one you do when you take the Hermitian of something?
– Saucy O'Path
yesterday
Ah! Thank you so much
– Rzmwood
yesterday
@SaucyO'Path thanks. I somehow missed that.
– Andrei
yesterday
add a comment |
I did not check that the original eigenvectors are OK, but there is a sign difference in the top term of your vertical vector.
– Andrei
yesterday
@Andrei Like the one you do when you take the Hermitian of something?
– Saucy O'Path
yesterday
Ah! Thank you so much
– Rzmwood
yesterday
@SaucyO'Path thanks. I somehow missed that.
– Andrei
yesterday
I did not check that the original eigenvectors are OK, but there is a sign difference in the top term of your vertical vector.
– Andrei
yesterday
I did not check that the original eigenvectors are OK, but there is a sign difference in the top term of your vertical vector.
– Andrei
yesterday
@Andrei Like the one you do when you take the Hermitian of something?
– Saucy O'Path
yesterday
@Andrei Like the one you do when you take the Hermitian of something?
– Saucy O'Path
yesterday
Ah! Thank you so much
– Rzmwood
yesterday
Ah! Thank you so much
– Rzmwood
yesterday
@SaucyO'Path thanks. I somehow missed that.
– Andrei
yesterday
@SaucyO'Path thanks. I somehow missed that.
– Andrei
yesterday
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Maybe they are hermitian orthogonal.
– Charlie Frohman
yesterday