Question #61910

Apply the Gram-Schmidt diagonalisation process to find an orthonormal basis for the
subspace of C^4 generated by the vectors
{(1,−i,0,1),(−1,0, i,0),(−i,0,1,−1)}

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Answer on Question #61910 – Math – Linear Algebra

Question

Apply the Gram-Schmidt diagonalisation process to find an orthonormal basis for the subspace of C4C^4 generated by the vectors


{(1,i,0,1),(1,0,i,0),(i,0,1,1)}.\{(1, -i, 0, 1), (-1, 0, i, 0), (-i, 0, 1, -1)\}.

Solution

For vectors in C4C^4: <x,y="">=x1y1+x2y2+x3y3+x4y4,<x, y=""> = x_1 \overline{y}_1 + x_2 \overline{y}_2 + x_3 \overline{y}_3 + x_4 \overline{y}_4,

Basis:


u1=v1=(1,i,0,1);<u1,u1>=12+12+02+12=3;u1=u1,u1=3;v2=(1,0,i,0);<v2,u1>=11+0i+i0+01=1;u2=v2proju1v2=v2v2,u1u1,u1u1=(1,0,i,0)(13)(1,i,0,1)==(1+13,0i3,i,13)=(23,i3,i,13);<u2,u2>=(23)2+(13)2+12+(13)2=159=53;u2=u2,u2=53;<v3,u1>=i1+0i+10+(1)1=i1=(i+1);<v3,u2>=i(23)+0i3+1(i)+(1)13=i313=i+13;u3=v3proju1v3proju2v3=v3v3,u1u1,u1u1v3,u2u2,u2u2=(i,0,1,1)++i+13(1,i,0,1)+i+13×53(23,i3,i,13)=(i,0,1,1)+i+13(1,i,0,1)++i+115(2,i,3i,1)=(i+i+132i+215,0i×i+13i×i+115,1+0+3i×i+115,1+i+115,1+i+115)=(15i+5i+52i215,5i25ii2i15,1+i2+i5,15+5i+5+i+115)=\begin{aligned} u_1 &= v_1 = (1, -i, 0, 1); \\ &< u_1, u_1 >= 1^2 + 1^2 + 0^2 + 1^2 = 3; \\ &\|u_1\| = \sqrt{\langle u_1, u_1 \rangle} = \sqrt{3}; \\ &v_2 = (-1, 0, i, 0); \\ &< v_2, u_1 >= -1 \cdot 1 + 0 \cdot i + i \cdot 0 + 0 \cdot 1 = -1; \\ &u_2 = v_2 - proj_{u_1} v_2 = v_2 - \frac{\langle v_2, u_1 \rangle}{\langle u_1, u_1 \rangle} u_1 = (-1, 0, i, 0) - \left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)(1, -i, 0, 1) = \\ &= \left(-1 + \frac{1}{3}, \quad 0 - \frac{i}{3}, i, \frac{1}{3}\right) = \left(-\frac{2}{3}, -\frac{i}{3}, i, \frac{1}{3}\right); \\ &< u_2, u_2 >= \left(-\frac{2}{3}\right)^2 + \left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)^2 + 1^2 + \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^2 = \frac{15}{9} = \frac{5}{3}; \\ &\|u_2\| = \sqrt{\langle u_2, u_2 \rangle} = \sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}; \\ &< v_3, u_1 >= -i \cdot 1 + 0 \cdot i + 1 \cdot 0 + (-1) \cdot 1 = -i - 1 = -(i + 1); \\ &< v_3, u_2 >= -i \cdot \left(-\frac{2}{3}\right) + 0 \cdot \frac{i}{3} + 1 \cdot (-i) + (-1) \cdot \frac{1}{3} = -\frac{i}{3} - \frac{1}{3} = -\frac{i+1}{3}; \\ &u_3 = v_3 - proj_{u_1} v_3 - proj_{u_2} v_3 = v_3 - \frac{\langle v_3, u_1 \rangle}{\langle u_1, u_1 \rangle} u_1 - \frac{\langle v_3, u_2 \rangle}{\langle u_2, u_2 \rangle} u_2 = (-i, 0, 1, -1) + \\ &\quad + \frac{i+1}{3}(1, -i, 0, 1) + \frac{i+1}{3 \times \frac{5}{3}}\left(-\frac{2}{3}, -\frac{i}{3}, i, \frac{1}{3}\right) = (-i, 0, 1, -1) + \frac{i+1}{3}(1, -i, 0, 1) + \\ &\quad + \frac{i+1}{15}(-2, -i, 3i, 1) = \left(-i + \frac{i+1}{3} - \frac{2i+2}{15}, \quad 0 - i \times \frac{i+1}{3} - i \times \frac{i+1}{15}, 1 + 0 + 3i \times \frac{i+1}{15}, -1 + \frac{i+1}{15}, -1 + \frac{i+1}{15}\right) = \left(\frac{-15i + 5i + 5 - 2i - 2}{15}, \quad \frac{-5i^2 - 5i - i^2 - i}{15}, 1 + \frac{i^2 + i}{5}, \frac{-15 + 5i + 5 + i + 1}{15}\right) = \\ \end{aligned}

</x,>


=(12i+315,66i15,4+i5,6i915)=(14i5,22i5,4+i5,2i35);<u3,u3>==152((14i)(1+4i)+(22i)(2+2i)+(4i)(4+i)+(2i3)(2i+3))==125(1+16+4+4+16+149)=2925;u3=u3,u3=2925=295.\begin{array}{l} = \left(\frac{-12i+3}{15}, \frac{6-6i}{15}, \frac{4+i}{5}, \frac{6i-9}{15}\right) = \left(\frac{1-4i}{5}, \frac{2-2i}{5}, \frac{4+i}{5}, \frac{2i-3}{5}\right); \\ < u_3, u_3 > = \\ = \frac{1}{5^2} \left((1 - 4i)(1 + 4i) + (2 - 2i)(2 + 2i) + (4 - i)(4 + i) + (2i - 3)(2i + 3)\right) = \\ = \frac{1}{25} (1 + 16 + 4 + 4 + 16 + 1 - 4 - 9) = \frac{29}{25}; \\ \| u_3 \| = \sqrt{\langle u_3, u_3 \rangle} = \sqrt{\frac{29}{25}} = \frac{\sqrt{29}}{5}. \end{array}


Checking:


u2,u1=(23,i3,i,13)(1,i,0,1)=23+13+13=0;u3,u1=(14i5,22i5,4+i5,2i35)(1,i,0,1)=15(14i+i(22i)+(2i3))==0;u3,u2=(14i5,22i5,4+i5,2i35)(23,i3,i,13)=115(2(14i)+i(22i)3i(4+i)+(2i3))=0.\begin{array}{l} \langle u_2, u_1 \rangle = \left(-\frac{2}{3}, -\frac{i}{3}, i, \frac{1}{3}\right) \cdot (1, -i, 0, 1) = -\frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{3} = 0; \\ \langle u_3, u_1 \rangle = \left(\frac{1-4i}{5}, \frac{2-2i}{5}, \frac{4+i}{5}, \frac{2i-3}{5}\right) \cdot (1, -i, 0, 1) = \frac{1}{5} \left(1 - 4i + i(2 - 2i) + (2i - 3)\right) = \\ = 0; \\ \langle u_3, u_2 \rangle = \left(\frac{1-4i}{5}, \frac{2-2i}{5}, \frac{4+i}{5}, \frac{2i-3}{5}\right) \cdot \left(-\frac{2}{3}, -\frac{i}{3}, i, \frac{1}{3}\right) = \frac{1}{15} (-2(1 - 4i) + i(2 - 2i) - 3i(4 + i) + (2i - 3)) = 0. \end{array}


So vectors u1,u2,u3u_1, u_2, u_3 are orthogonal.

Orthonormal basis:


e1=u1u1=13(1,i,0,1)=(13,i3,0,13)e_1 = \frac{u_1}{\|u_1\|} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} (1, -i, 0, 1) = \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, -\frac{i}{\sqrt{3}}, 0, \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)e2=u2u2=35(23,i3,i,13)=(215,i15,3i15,115)e_2 = \frac{u_2}{\|u_2\|} = \sqrt{\frac{3}{5}} \left(-\frac{2}{3}, -\frac{i}{3}, i, \frac{1}{3}\right) = \left(-\frac{2}{\sqrt{15}}, -\frac{i}{\sqrt{15}}, \frac{3i}{\sqrt{15}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{15}}\right)e3=u3u3=529(14i5,22i5,4+i5,3+2i5)=(14i29,22i29,4+i29,3+2i29).e_3 = \frac{u_3}{\|u_3\|} = \frac{5}{\sqrt{29}} \left(\frac{1-4i}{5}, \frac{2-2i}{5}, \frac{4+i}{5}, \frac{-3+2i}{5}\right) = \left(\frac{1-4i}{\sqrt{29}}, \frac{2-2i}{\sqrt{29}}, \frac{4+i}{\sqrt{29}}, \frac{-3+2i}{\sqrt{29}}\right).


Answer: {(13,i3,0,13),(215,i15,3i15,115),(14i29,22i29,4+i29,3+2i29)}\left\{ \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, -\frac{i}{\sqrt{3}}, 0, \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right), \left(-\frac{2}{\sqrt{15}}, -\frac{i}{\sqrt{15}}, \frac{3i}{\sqrt{15}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{15}}\right), \left(\frac{1-4i}{\sqrt{29}}, \frac{2-2i}{\sqrt{29}}, \frac{4+i}{\sqrt{29}}, \frac{-3+2i}{\sqrt{29}}\right) \right\}.

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