Expectation Value of O†: Is It Equal to Complex Conjugate of <O>?

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Mar 16, 2011

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Say I have an operator O, and I find its expectation value <O>. Now, if I wish to find the expectation value of O^† († denoting Hermitian conjugate), then will this just equal the complex conjugate of <O>?

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