# Hermitian matrix

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### Etymology

Named after Charles Hermite (1822–1901), French mathematician.

### Pronunciation

• "her mission matrix"
• () IPA: /hɝ.ˈmɪ.ʃən ˈmeɪ.tɹɪks/

### Noun

Hermitian matrix (plural )

1. (linear algebra) a square matrix with complex entries that is equal to its own conjugate transpose, i.e., a matrix such that $A = A^\dagger\,,$ where $A^\dagger$ denotes the conjugate transpose of a matrix A
Hermitian matrices have real diagonal elements as well as real eigenvalues.[1]
If a Hermitian matrix has a simple spectrum (of eigenvalues) then its eigenvectors are orthogonal.[2]On the other hand, a set of two or more eigenvectors with the same eigenvalue can be orthogonalized (e.g., through the Gram–Schmidt process, since any linear combination of equal-eigenvalue eigenvectors will also be an eigenvector) and will already be orthogonal to other eigenvectors which have different eigenvalues.
If an observable can be described by a Hermitian matrix $H$, then for a given state $|A\rangle$, the expectation value of the observable for that state is $\langle A|H|A\rangle$.

#### Synonyms

• (hermitian matrix): self-adjoint matrix

#### Translations

mathematics: square matrix that is equal to its own conjugate transpose

Icelandic: sjálfoka fylki n, hermískt fylki n

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