Hermitian

See also: hermitian

English

Etymology

After the French mathematician Charles Hermite (1822–1901), +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/

Adjective

Hermitian (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics, of an operator) Equal to its own transpose conjugate.
    If φ=φ† then φ is Hermitian.
    Synonym: self-adjoint

Derived terms
  • Hermitian adjoint
  • Hermitian bilinear form
  • Hermitian conjugate
  • Hermitian conjugate matrix
  • Hermitian conjugate operator
  • Hermitian form
  • Hermitian inner product
  • Hermitian inner product space
  • Hermitian matrix
  • Hermitian metric
  • Hermitian operator
  • Hermitian sesquilinear form
  • Hermitian space

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