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neelakash
03-10-07, 10:55 AM
I am to prove that adjoint of(AB)= adjoint of B times adjoint of A

u_ik=sum(j)[(a_ij)*(b_jk)]
I know then,I may take tarnspose of both sides so that we have:[(u_ki)~]=sum(j){[(b_kj)~][(a_ji)~]}
then [U~]=[B~][A~]
Then,we are done.But,this proves for real elements.I am not sure that this proves also for imaginary elements...
Please help.

Tom2
03-10-07, 02:06 PM
To prove it for the complex case you have only to note that, for any z_1,z_2\in\mathbb{C}, \overline{z_1}\overline{z_2}=\overline{z_1z_2}.

neelakash
03-10-07, 10:01 PM
That 's a different problem.How to show the proof is still valid if we are dealing with the complex matrices?

Tom2
03-10-07, 10:40 PM
You need to use the clue that I gave you. When you write down B^{\dagger}A^{\dagger} you are going to have products of complex numbers of the form \overline{z_1}\overline{z_2}, which you must rewrite as \overline{z_1z_2}.