 Frobenius inner product (source code)

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= Frobenius inner product
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{title2=$\langle A,B\rangle_F=\operatorname{tr}(A^*B)$}

= Trace inner product
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For complex <matrices>, the <inner product> $\langle A,B\rangle_F=\operatorname{tr}(A^*B)$ is conjugate-linear in its first argument. On real <symmetric matrices> it becomes $\operatorname{tr}(AB)$. In particular $\langle A,xx^T\rangle_F=x^TAx$, identifying <quadratic forms> with linear tests on <matrices>.

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