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daudaudaudau
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Hello.
I have a linear operator, [tex]L[/tex], and its adjoint [tex]L^a[/tex]. [tex]L[/tex] is self-adjoint, so [tex]L=L^a[/tex]. I'm being told that the following is true:
[tex]\langle f,Lh\rangle=\langle Lf,h\rangle[/tex].
But what if the scalar product is not the symmetric product? What if
[tex]\langle f,h\rangle=\langle h,f\rangle^*[/tex]
where [tex]^*[/tex] is complex conjugation ? Then my first equation tells me that
[tex]\langle f,Lf\rangle=\langle Lf,f\rangle[/tex].
and the second one says that
[tex]\langle f,Lf\rangle=\langle Lf,f\rangle^*[/tex].
But which is true?
I have a linear operator, [tex]L[/tex], and its adjoint [tex]L^a[/tex]. [tex]L[/tex] is self-adjoint, so [tex]L=L^a[/tex]. I'm being told that the following is true:
[tex]\langle f,Lh\rangle=\langle Lf,h\rangle[/tex].
But what if the scalar product is not the symmetric product? What if
[tex]\langle f,h\rangle=\langle h,f\rangle^*[/tex]
where [tex]^*[/tex] is complex conjugation ? Then my first equation tells me that
[tex]\langle f,Lf\rangle=\langle Lf,f\rangle[/tex].
and the second one says that
[tex]\langle f,Lf\rangle=\langle Lf,f\rangle^*[/tex].
But which is true?