Hermitian conjugate

[ her-mee-shuhn ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. adjoint ( def 2 ).

Hermitian conjugate

/ hɜːˈmɪtɪən /

noun

1. maths a matrix that is the transpose of the matrix of the complex conjugates of the entries of a given matrix Also calledadjoint

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hermitian conjugate¹

1960–65; after C. Hermite; -ian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hermitian conjugate¹

C19: named after Charles Hermite (1822–1901), French mathematician

Example Sentences

Together, these steps yield the Hamiltonianwhere h.c. is the Hermitian conjugate of the first term in parentheses and the excitation rate isBelow, in the absence of the decay term, the excitation rate will appear as the rate of the exponential growth of the number of excited atoms.

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