Linear algebra problem?

Given skew hermitian matrix A as

i 0 0

0 0 i

0 i 0

Find a basis of eigen vectors of A for R^3(R)

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  • start by finding the eigenvalues. That is, find the values L for which the matrix

    (A - I*L) =

    [i-L...0......0]

    [0....-L......i]

    [0.....i......-L]

    has a determinant of zero ("I" above refers to the identity matrix).

    Going through the math, you should find the eigenvalues of this matrix to i, i, and -i (we count i twice because it is a root of multiplicity 2). Now to find the eigenvectors corresponding to an eigenvector L, we need to find the non-zero vectors v so that

    A*v = L*v

    which is the same as saying

    (A - L*I)*v = 0

    In the case of L = i, we need to find the non-zero vectors v for which

    A - i*I =

    [0...0....0]

    [0...-i.....i] * V = 0

    [0....i....-i]

    Or, phrased differently, we need to find "a basis for the kernel" of (A - i*I).

    As you may check, the following two are solutions to the above

    v_1 =

    [1]

    [0]

    [0]

    v_2 =

    [0]

    [1]

    [1]

    Doing the same for L = -i, we get the non-zero vector

    v_3 =

    [0]

    [1]

    [-1]

    Thus, v_1, v_2, and v_3 above are a basis of eigenvectors.

    Hope that helps, let me know if anything is unclear.

    Also, a good way to find the answers to these things quickly (if you need to check):

    http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=eigenvalues+o...

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