Example · High school
Terms
| Term | This example | Why |
| eigenvalue |
$i$ and $-i$
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The eigenvalues of \(A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\) are $i$ and $-i$, because \(A \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ -i \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} i \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} = i \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ -i \end{bmatrix}\) and \(A \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ i \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} -i \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} = -i \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ i \end{bmatrix}\). $A$ rotates every nonzero real vector by $90°$, so it has no real eigenvalues.
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| singular value |
$1$ and $1$
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The singular values of \(A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\) are $1$ and $1$, because $A^{\top} A = I$, whose eigenvalues are $1$ and $1$. A rotation does not change the length of any vector.
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| transpose |
\[A^{\top} = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\]
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For the rotation by $90°$, the transpose and the inverse are the same matrix, because the rotation is orthogonal.
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| determinant |
$\det A = 0 \cdot 0 - (-1) \cdot 1 = 1$
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| trace |
$\operatorname{tr} A = 0 + 0 = 0$
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| invertible matrix |
\[A^{-1} = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\]
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| array |
✓ |
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| matrix |
✓ |
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| orthogonal matrix |
✓ |
The rotation \(A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\) is orthogonal, because its inverse, the rotation by $-90°$, is its transpose.
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| skew symmetric matrix |
✓ |
The rotation \(A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\) is skew-symmetric, because $A^{\top} = -A$.
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| linear map |
✗ |
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| symmetric matrix |
✗ |
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