Adjoint (operator theory)/Definition

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Revision as of 17:52, 12 July 2008 by imported>Jitse Niesen (The adjoint of an operator ''A'' is the operator ''A''* satisfying ⟨''u'', ''Av''⟩ = ⟨''A''*''u'', ''v''⟩.)
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A definition or brief description of Adjoint (operator theory).

The adjoint of an operator A is the operator A* satisfying ⟨u, Av⟩ = ⟨A*u, v⟩.