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Spectrum of a Hermitian matrix

Diagonalise the Hermitian matrix A=(21−i1+i3)A=\begin{pmatrix}2 & 1-i\\ 1+i & 3\end{pmatrix}: find its real eigenvalues from the characteristic polynomial, then the normalised eigenvector for the largest eigenvalue.

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Step 1: Find the eigenvalues

Let A=(21−i1+i3)A=\begin{pmatrix}2 & 1-i\\ 1+i & 3\end{pmatrix}. Check that A=A†A=A^\dagger, so its eigenvalues are real. Solve det⁡(A−λI)=0\det(A-\lambda I)=0 and enter the two eigenvalues λ1,λ2\lambda_1,\lambda_2 as real numbers, in any order. Answers are accepted within 10−310^{-3}.

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Step 2: Normalised eigenvector for λ = 4

Find the eigenvector v=(v1,v2)Tv=(v_1,v_2)^T of AA with Av=4vAv=4v, normalised so that ∥v∥2=∣v1∣2+∣v2∣2=1\lVert v\rVert^2=\lvert v_1\rvert^2+\lvert v_2\rvert^2=1 and with the global phase fixed so that v1v_1 is real and positive. Enter v1v_1 and v2v_2 as complex numbers. Answers are accepted within 2×10−32\times10^{-3}.

Enter exact expressions or decimals, e.g. 1/sqrt(2), pi/3, (1+i)/sqrt(6), exp(i*pi/4). Complex values are allowed.

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