From Non Hermitian to Hermitian Matrix

[IWantToLearn]

Is there any way that i can convert a non-hermitian matrix to a hermitian matrix ?

 

[Erland]

Is there any way that i can convert a non-hermitian matrix to a hermitian matrix ?

It depends om what you mean by "convert".

 

[mathwonk]

well probably you can write any matrix as a sum of a hermitian and an anti hermitian matrix and then you can throw away the anti hermitian part. just a throw away comment of something that is usually true.