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Title of object: orthonormal basis
Canonical Name: OrthonormalBasis
Type: Definition

Created on: 2003-10-15 01:32:21
Modified on: 2006-11-27 08:09:58

Creator: yark
Modifier: yark
Author: apmxi
Author: say_10
Author: drini

Classification: msc:15A03

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

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\section*{orthonormal basis}

Let $X$ be an inner product space over a field $F$ and
\[\{x_{\alpha}\}_{\alpha\in J} \subset X\] be a set of orthonormal vectors in the space. If we can write any vector in our space as the sum of vectors from the set multiplied by elements of the field, or in symbols
\[
\forall x\in X:\exists \{a_{\alpha}\}_{\alpha\in J}\subset F:x=\sum_{\alpha\in J} a_{\alpha} x_{\alpha}
\] then we say that $\{x_{\alpha}\}$ form an orthonormal basis for $X$.