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diff --git a/latex/know/concept/gram-schmidt-method/source.md b/latex/know/concept/gram-schmidt-method/source.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b0c7b3b --- /dev/null +++ b/latex/know/concept/gram-schmidt-method/source.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +% Gram-Schmidt method + + +# Gram-Schmidt method + +Given a set of linearly independent non-orthonormal vectors +$\ket*{V_1}, \ket*{V_2}, ...$ from a Hilbert space, the **Gram-Schmidt method** +turns them into an orthonormal set $\ket*{n_1}, \ket*{n_2}, ...$ as follows: + +1. Take the first vector $\ket*{V_1}$ and normalize it to get $\ket*{n_1}$: + + $$\begin{aligned} + \ket*{n_1} = \frac{\ket*{V_1}}{\sqrt{\braket*{V_1}{V_1}}} + \end{aligned}$$ + +2. Begin loop. Take the next non-orthonormal vector $\ket*{V_j}$, and + subtract from it its projection onto every already-processed vector: + + $$\begin{aligned} + \ket*{n_j'} = \ket*{V_j} - \ket*{n_1} \braket*{n_1}{V_j} - \ket*{n_2} \braket*{n_2}{V_j} - ... - \ket*{n_{j-1}} \braket*{n_{j-1}}{V_{j-1}} + \end{aligned}$$ + + This leaves only the part of $\ket*{V_j}$ which is orthogonal to + $\ket*{n_1}$, $\ket*{n_2}$, etc. This why the input vectors must be + linearly independent; otherwise $\ket{n_j'}$ may become zero at some + point. + +3. Normalize the resulting ortho*gonal* vector $\ket*{n_j'}$ to make it + ortho*normal*: + + $$\begin{aligned} + \ket*{n_j} = \frac{\ket*{n_j'}}{\sqrt{\braket*{n_j'}{n_j'}}} + \end{aligned}$$ + +4. Loop back to step 2, taking the next vector $\ket*{V_{j+1}}$. |