Name of Norm-preserving Linear Transformations?

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Norm-preserving linear transformations in a normed linear space are definitively referred to as linear isometries. These transformations maintain the norm of vectors, and in the context of complex spaces, they correspond to unitary matrices. The relationship between isometric linear maps and unitary matrices is clearly established, confirming that linear isometries from Cn to itself are indeed represented by unitary matrices.

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What is the common name for norm-preserving linear transformations in a normed linear space? I want to say they are the unitary transformations, but I'm just fuzzy enough not to know a good way of proving it.
 
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Linear isometries.
 
morphism said:
Linear isometries.

Thanks! This led me to wikipedia's page which had the equally helpful statement:

"The isometric linear maps from Cn to itself are the unitary matrices."

It's good to see my mathematical intuition is in tact after I've been thinking about physics lately =-D
 

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