 Adjoint criterion for an invariant orthogonal complement (source code)

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= Adjoint criterion for an invariant orthogonal complement

For a subspace $U$ of a finite-dimensional inner-product space,
$$
T(U)\subseteq U
\quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad
T^*(U^\perp)\subseteq U^\perp.
$$
This follows directly by moving $T$ across the inner product and using $(U^\perp)^\perp=U$.

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