§Inner Product: Let V be a vector space over C. An inner product on V is a complex valued
function, <·, ·>: V ´ V ® C
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that for any x, y, z ÎV and a, bÎC
§ (i) <x, ay+bz>=a<x,y>+b<x,z>
§ (ii) <x,y>=<y,z>*
(complex conjugate)
§ (iii) <x,x> >0 if x¹ 0.
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§Inner product on Cn:
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• x and y are orthogonal if Ð (x,y)= ½p