# describe all normal matrixs

• May 21st 2008, 12:52 PM
mathisthebestpuzzle
describe all normal matrixs
describe all normal nxn matrices hat have only one eigenvalue.

This is over the complex.
• May 22nd 2008, 07:12 AM
CaptainBlack
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Originally Posted by mathisthebestpuzzle
describe all normal nxn matrices hat have only one eigenvalue.

This is over the complex.

All such matrices are of the form $\lambda UI_{n \times n}U^H$, where $U$ is a unitary matrix and $\lambda \in \mathbb{C}.$

RonL
• May 22nd 2008, 08:09 AM
mathisthebestpuzzle
i'm sorry captain black but i do not understand your response at all.
• May 22nd 2008, 11:47 AM
Moo
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Originally Posted by mathisthebestpuzzle
i'm sorry captain black but i do not understand your response at all.

If it has only one eigenvalue, $\lambda \in \mathbb{C}$, then in a basis that diagonalises the original matrix, we would have :

$\begin{pmatrix}
\lambda & 0 & \dots & 0\\
0 & \lambda & \dots & 0\\
\vdots &\vdots&\ddots& 0\\
0 & 0&\dots & \lambda
\end{pmatrix}=\lambda \begin{pmatrix}
1 & 0 & \dots & 0\\
0 & 1 & \dots & 0\\
\vdots &\vdots&\ddots& 0\\
0 & 0&\dots & 1
\end{pmatrix}=\lambda I_{n}$

This explains half the answer of CaptainBlack (so you should understand it at half at least :D), but I don't know what a "normal matrix hat" is ~
• May 22nd 2008, 12:50 PM
CaptainBlack
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Originally Posted by mathisthebestpuzzle
i'm sorry captain black but i do not understand your response at all.

What is a normal matrix?

If you diagonalise a normal matrix what are the values on the diagonal of the diagonal matrix?

RonL
• May 22nd 2008, 05:17 PM
mathisthebestpuzzle
A normal matrix is one such that AA*=A*A where A* denotes the conjugate transpose.

When you diagonalize a normal matrix A, the diagonal matrix contains the eigenvalues for the map.

Since these matrices are restricted to having only one eigenvalue then:

All normal nxn matrices over the Complex space are similar to a diagonal matrix that has the single eigenvalue for every entry in the diagonal.

Is this correct? Is there more that can be said? Captain. THANK YOU
• May 22nd 2008, 05:57 PM
mathisthebestpuzzle
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Originally Posted by Moo

This explains half the answer of CaptainBlack (so you should understand it at half at least :D), but I don't know what a "normal matrix hat" is ~

that*** come on i'm a math major not an english major :P
• May 22nd 2008, 08:43 PM
CaptainBlack
Quote:

Originally Posted by mathisthebestpuzzle
A normal matrix is one such that AA*=A*A where A* denotes the conjugate transpose.

When you diagonalize a normal matrix A, the diagonal matrix contains the eigenvalues for the map.

Since these matrices are restricted to having only one eigenvalue then:

All normal nxn matrices over the Complex space are similar to a diagonal matrix that has the single eigenvalue for every entry in the diagonal.

Is this correct? Is there more that can be said? Captain. THANK YOU

And a matrix $A$ is normal if and only if there exists a unitary matrux $U$ and a diagonal matrix $D$ such that:

$A=UDU^H$

(You can treat your definition of normality as the definition then this is a theorem, or this as the definition then yours is a theorem)

RonL
• May 22nd 2008, 11:26 PM
mathisthebestpuzzle
what is the notation $U^H$?
• May 22nd 2008, 11:44 PM
CaptainBlack
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Originally Posted by mathisthebestpuzzle
what is the notation $U^H$?

Hermitian conjugate, the complex conjugate of the transpose.

RonL