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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 ia Paper 1 2B a Solution by
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Since is an invertible matrix, so is its Hermitian conjugate, andIf is a normal matrix, substitute into the second identity to obtain , so is a unitary matrix. Conversely, if is a unitary matrix, multiply on the left by and on the right by . This gives , the defining normal matrix identity. Thus is a unitary matrix exactly when is a normal matrix.
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