Kunze Linear Algebra · Problem 10.4.8

Bilinear Forms

Mathematics — Methods · orthogonal-group-map-column

Problem

Let XX be an n×1n \times 1 matrix over CC such that XtX=1X^t X = 1, and IjI_j be the jjth column of the identity matrix. Show there is a matrix MM in O(n,C)O(n, C) such that MX=IjMX = I_j. If XX has real entries, show there is an MM in O(n,R)O(n, R) with the property that MX=IjMX = I_j.

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