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Which of the following matrices is Hermitian as well as unitary?
Which of the following matrices is Hermitian as well as unitary?
Updated On: Oct 1, 2024
- \(\begin{pmatrix} 0 & -i \\ i & 0 \end{pmatrix}\)
- \(\begin{pmatrix} 0 & i \\ i & 0 \end{pmatrix}\)
- \(\begin{pmatrix} 1 & -i \\ i & 1 \end{pmatrix}\)
- \(\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1+i \\ 1-i & 0 \end{pmatrix}\)
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The correct option is (A): \(\begin{pmatrix} 0 & -i \\ i & 0 \end{pmatrix}\)
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