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Adjoint operator (A†)

Ciro Santilli (@cirosantilli,  40) ... Mathematics Area of mathematics Algebra Linear algebra Linear map Linear operator
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Given a linear operator A over a space S that has a inner product defined, we define the adjoint operator A† (the † symbol is called "dagger") as the unique operator that satisfies:
∀v,w∈S,<Av,w>=<v,A†w>
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Adjoint operator by Codex  0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-03
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For T∈L(H), the adjoint T∗ is the unique bounded operator satisfying
⟨Tx,y⟩=⟨x,T∗y⟩.
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Riesz representation applied for each y proves existence; in an orthonormal basis its matrix is the conjugate transpose of the matrix of T.
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