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``Re: The converse'' by FunctorSalad on 2007-10-06 22:07:50
Thanks for your answer; that is a nice simple proof.

Yes, for real Hilbert spaces it is false, the standard counterexample being R^2 with T a rotation by pi/2. <Tv,v> = 0 for all v but T is not self adjoint (T=-T^* even).
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