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Hermitian
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hermitian
English
Etymology
After the French mathematician Charles Hermite (1822–1901), en ian.
Pronunciation
en /hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/
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Adjective
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en mathematics of an operator Equal to its own transpose conjugate.
en self-adjoint
en If φ=φ† then φ is Hermitian.
Derived terms
en n Hermitian adjoint Hermitian bilinear form Hermitian conjugate Hermitian conjugate matrix Hermitian conjugate operator Hermitian form Hermitian inner product Hermitian inner product space Hermitian matrix Hermitian metric Hermitian sesquilinear form Hermitian space
Related terms
en hermicity hermiticity hermitize
Translations
equal to its transpose conjugate
Czech: cs hermitovský
Finnish: fi hermiittinen
French: fr hermitien
German: de hermitesch
Icelandic: is hermískur m
Italian: it hermitiano
Polish: pl hermitowski m
Spanish: es hermítico
Noun
en math A Hermitian operator.
en eponyms