nLab conjugate transpose matrix

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If A=(a ij)A = (a_{i j}) is a matrix with coefficients in a star algebra (such as the complex numbers under complex conjugation), then its conjugate transpose A A^\dagger is the matrix A (a ji *)A^\dagger \coloneqq (a^\ast_{j i}), hence the composite of passing to the transpose matrix and applying the star-operation

A (A t) *=(A *) t A^\dagger \coloneqq \left(A^t\right)^\ast = \left(A^\ast\right)^t

Identifying matrices with linear maps and with respect to the standard inner product this operation represents passing to the adjoint operator. Therefore one speaks also of adjoint matrices.

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