Quick question about bra-ket notation

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Homework Statement



On Wikipedia there is an article about perturbation theory. To understand something I need to understand the following relation. They say:

Homework Equations



H |n> = E_n |n>

So:

<n| H = <n| E_n

H is Hermitian.

So: Why is this?

The Attempt at a Solution



I don't know if this is valid.

(H \cdot |n>)^\dagger = (E_n \cdot |n>)^\dagger

\Leftrightarrow

<n| H^\dagger = <n| E_n^\dagger

And since H is Hermitian and E_n is real, I get:

<n| H = <n| E_n

Is this how things work?
 
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That looks correct.
 
Looks fine to me too.
 
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