the adjoint of T is operator T* for which
⟨Tv,w⟩=⟨v,T∗w⟩
T is self-adjoint if T=T*
if 𝑇1 and 𝑇2 are self adjoint operators then:
⟨(T1T2+T2T1)v,w⟩=⟨v,(T1T2+T2T1)∗w⟩
(T1T2+T2T1)∗=(T1T2)∗+(T2T1)∗=T2∗T1∗+T1∗T2∗=T1T2+T2T1
so, T1T2+T2T1 is self-adjoint
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