Principles of Quantum Mechanics · Problem 1.7.2

Mathematical Introduction — R. Shankar

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · active-passive-transformations-determinant

Problem

Show that the determinant of a matrix is unaffected by a unitary change of basis. [Equivalently show det⁡Ω=det⁡(U†ΩU)\det \Omega = \det(U^\dagger\Omega U).]

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