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Physics 410 Midterm Practice Exam Fall 2007, Frey Closed book ...

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2. (25 points)<br />

Consider the eigenvalue equation A |v〉 = λ |v〉 , where A =<br />

(a) Find the eigenvalues.<br />

⎛<br />

⎜<br />

⎝<br />

1 0 i<br />

0 1 0<br />

−i 0 1<br />

⎞<br />

⎟<br />

⎠<br />

(b) Find the (normalized) eigenvectors.<br />

(c) Let A ′ = SAS −1 be the diagonalized matrix. Write down S.

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