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The discussion revolves around the effects of applying a projection operator after a transformation on a vector in a vector space. Participants explore the relationship between the output of a transformation and the subsequent application of a projection, particularly whether the results differ based on the order of operations.

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  • One participant poses a question about the outcome of applying a projection operator after a transformation on a vector, specifically asking if the result would differ based on the order of operations.
  • Another participant requests clarification on the notation and terms used, indicating some confusion about the definitions of T, U, and PU.
  • A later reply clarifies that T is a transformation from V to V, U is a subspace of V, and PU is a projection onto U, noting that T is not an identity operator.
  • Some participants provide a specific example using matrices to illustrate that the results of applying the projection after the transformation generally do not yield the same output, demonstrating this with numerical calculations.

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Participants generally agree that the outputs of the projection and transformation are not the same in general cases, as illustrated by the provided example. However, the discussion does not reach a consensus on the broader implications or conditions under which this might vary.

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Some assumptions about the properties of the transformation and projection operators are not explicitly stated, and the discussion does not resolve the implications of these operations in all contexts.

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Say we have a transformation T[tex]\in[/tex]L(V). Now suppose a subspace of V (U) is in the rangespace of T. Now suppose PUv=u with u=a1u1+...+amvm.
Now apply T to u to get T(u)=b1u1+...+bmum=/=a1u1+...+amvm. What would happen
if we apply PUto T(u)? In other words, what would we end up with after computing PUT(u)?
I'm just wondering whether or not applying a transformation (a non-projection in this case) after a projection would result
in a different output after applying the projection to the image of T? In other words, would
PUT(u) map to a1u1+..+amum or would it map to b1u1+..+bmum?
Thank you for your response!
 
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Em..It's a bit hard to understand your post, could you explain what do these mean:
T [tex] \in[/tex] L(V),
V (U) (what does U mean)
PU (projection?)
T(u)=b1u1+...+bmum=/=a1u1+...+amvm
It would be helpful if you can clarify these
 
kof9595995 said:
Em..It's a bit hard to understand your post, could you explain what do these mean:
T [tex] \in[/tex] L(V),
V (U) (what does U mean)
PU (projection?)
T(u)=b1u1+...+bmum=/=a1u1+...+amvm
It would be helpful if you can clarify these

T is a transformation that sends a vector from V to V.
U is a subspace of V. PU is a projection onto U. And T(u)=b1u1+..+bmum=/=a1u1+...+amum means that T is not
an identity operator, since u=a1u1+...+amum.
 
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I think in general cases they wouldn't be same, just take an exmple
projection
[tex] P = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c}<br /> 1 & 0 \\<br /> 0 & 0 \\<br /> \end{array}} \right)[/tex]
transformation(I take a rotation)
[tex] T = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c}<br /> 0 & { - 1} \\<br /> 1 & 0 \\<br /> \end{array}} \right)[/tex]
take a vector
[tex] \overrightarrow v = \left[ \begin{array}{l}<br /> 1 \\ <br /> 1 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right][/tex]
then compute as what you said
[tex] P\overrightarrow v = \left[ \begin{array}{l}<br /> 1 \\ <br /> 0 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right][/tex]
[tex] PT\overrightarrow v = \left[ \begin{array}{l}<br /> - 1 \\ <br /> 0 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right][/tex]
 
kof9595995 said:
I think in general cases they wouldn't be same, just take an exmple
projection
[tex] P = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c}<br /> 1 & 0 \\<br /> 0 & 0 \\<br /> \end{array}} \right)[/tex]
transformation
[tex] T = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c}<br /> 0 & { - 1} \\<br /> 1 & 0 \\<br /> \end{array}} \right)[/tex]
take a vector
[tex] \overrightarrow v = \left[ \begin{array}{l}<br /> 1 \\ <br /> 1 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right][/tex]
then compute as what you said
[tex] P\overrightarrow v = \left[ \begin{array}{l}<br /> 1 \\ <br /> 0 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right][/tex]
[tex] PT\overrightarrow v = \left[ \begin{array}{l}<br /> - 1 \\ <br /> 0 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right][/tex]

That answers it! Thank you!
 

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