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  • Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space with zero vector 0V0_{V}, and suppose that VV is finite-dimensional and V≠{0V}V\ne\{0_{V}\}. Let TT be a linear operator on VV that is self-adjoint. Then there are a unit vector x0∈Vx_{0}\in V and a…

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  • Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space, let TT be a linear operator on VV that is self-adjoint, and let SS be the set of unit vectors of VV. The Rayleigh quotient of TT is the map RT:S→RR_{T}:S\to\mathbb{R} sending each x∈Sx\in S to…

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  • Elementary Properties of a Self-Adjoint Operator

    lemmalem:self-adjoint-elementary-properties-2026aAnalysisLinear Algebra
    Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space with zero vector 0V0_{V}, and let TT be a linear operator on VV that is self-adjoint. Then the following hold. 1. (Real values on the diagonal) For every x∈Vx\in V the complex number…

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  • Eigenvector with Eigenvalue

    definitiondef:eigenvector-eigenvalue-2026aAlgebraLinear Algebra
    Let VV be a complex vector space with zero vector 0V0_{V}, let TT be a linear operator on VV, let λ\lambda be a complex number, and let x∈Vx\in V. The vector xx is an eigenvector of TT with eigenvalue λ\lambda if x≠0Vx\ne 0_{V} and T(x)=λx.T(x)=\lambda x .

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  • Elementary Arithmetic in an Ordered Field

    lemmalem:ordered-field-arithmetic-2026bAnalysisAlgebra
    In an ordered field, 1 is nonnegative, sums of nonnegative elements are nonnegative, x is at most y exactly when y-x is nonnegative, inverses of positive elements are nonnegative, multiplication by a nonnegative element preserves order, and (x-y)^2 is at most 2(x^2+y^2).

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  • The Orthogonal Complement of a Unit Vector

    lemmalem:orthogonal-complement-unit-vector-2026aAnalysisLinear Algebra
    Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space with zero vector 0V0_{V}, and suppose that VV is finite-dimensional and V≠{0V}V\ne\{0_{V}\}; write n=dim⁡Vn=\dim V for its dimension. Let u∈Vu\in V be a unit vector, let u~∈V1\tilde{u}\in V^{1} be the…

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  • Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space and let WW be a linear subspace of VV. Then the orthogonal complement W⊥W^{\perp} is a linear subspace of VV.

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  • Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space and let WW be a linear subspace of VV. The orthogonal complement of WW is the set W⊥={x∈V : ⟨w,x⟩=0  for every w∈W},W^{\perp}=\bigl\{x\in V\ :\ \langle w,x\rangle=0\ \text{ for every }w\in W\bigr\}, where 00 is the zero…

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  • Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space with zero vector 0V0_{V}, and suppose that VV is finite-dimensional and V≠{0V}V\ne\{0_{V}\}. The dimension of VV, written dim⁡V\dim V, is the natural number nn for which there is an nn-tuple in VV t…

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  • Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space with zero vector 0V0_{V}, and suppose that VV is finite-dimensional and V≠{0V}V\ne\{0_{V}\}. Then the following hold. 1. (Existence) There are a natural number nn and an nn-tuple e∈Vne\in V^{n} that…

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  • Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space, let mm be a natural number, and let b∈Vmb\in V^{m} be an mm-tuple in VV that is linearly independent. For k∈[m]k\in[m], with [k][k] the initial segment determined by kk, write x∣[k]x|_{[k]} for the res…

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  • A Finite Spanning Family Contains a Basis

    lemmalem:spanning-family-contains-basis-2026bLinear Algebra
    Every finite family spanning a vector space has a subfamily that is a basis.

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  • Elementary Properties of Linear Independence

    lemmalem:linear-independence-elementary-2026bLinear Algebra
    Subfamilies of independent families are independent, independent families avoid the zero vector, a vector outside the span extends an independent family, and in a dependent family some vector lies in the span of the preceding ones.

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  • Let KK be a field, let VV be a vector space over KK with zero vector 0V0_{V}, let nn be a natural number, let [n][n] be the initial segment it determines, and let << be the strict order on N\mathbb{N}. Let u∈Vnu\in V^{n} be an nn-tuple in VV and let j∈[n]j\in[n] be such that…

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  • Let VV together with ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle be a complex inner product space, let mm and nn be natural numbers, and let e∈Vne\in V^{n} and f∈Vmf\in V^{m} be tuples in VV that are both orthonormal bases of VV. Then m=nm=n.

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  • Interchange of a Finite Double Sum

    lemmalem:finite-double-sum-interchange-2026aAlgebra
    Let KK be a field, let m,nm,n be natural numbers, and let [m][m] and [n][n] be the initial segments they determine. Let a∈(Kn)ma\in(K^{n})^{m} be an mm-tuple of nn-tuples in KK, with components (aj)k(a_{j})_{k} for j∈[m]j\in[m] and k∈[n]k\in[n], and let b∈Kmb\in K^{m} and c∈Knc\in K^{n} be given…

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  • The Sum of nn Ones is Strictly Increasing in nn

    lemmalem:sum-of-ones-strictly-increasing-2026aAnalysisAlgebra
    Let N\mathbb{N} be the set of natural numbers, with successor map SS and order relations << and ≤\le, and for n∈Nn\in\mathbb{N} let [n][n] be the initial segment it determines. Let R\mathbb{R} be the ordered field of real numbers, with additive identity 00 and multiplicative…

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  • Tuples in a Set

    definitiondef:finite-tuple-power-2026aAlgebraSet Theory
    Let XX be a set, let nn be a natural number, and let [n][n] be the initial segment determined by nn, that is, the set of natural numbers kk with 1≤k≤n1\le k\le n. The set XnX^{n} is the set of all maps from [n][n] to XX. An element x∈Xnx\in X^{n} is called an nn-tuple in XX; for…

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  • If one vector of a finite family lies in the span of the others, removing it leaves the span unchanged.

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  • Let KK be a field, let VV be a vector space over KK, and let nn be a natural number. Inequalities between natural numbers use the order relations on N\mathbb{N}. Let bb be a tuple in Vn+1V^{n+1}, with components bkb_{k} for 1≤k≤n+11\le k\le n+1, and let jj be a natural number wi…

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