Hermitian form [er′mish·ən ′fȯrm]
Hermitian Form
(mathematics)
A polynomial innreal or complex variables where the matrix constructed from its coefficients is Hermitian.
More generally, a sesquilinear formgsuch thatg(x,y) =g(y,x)for all values of the independent variablesxandy, whereg(x,y)is the image ofg(x,y) under the automorphism of the underlying ring.
Hermitian Form
an expression of the type
where akt = ātk (ā is the complex conjugate of a). A matrix constructed from the coefficients of a Hermitian form is said to be Hermitian, as is a linear transformation that is defined by a Hermitian matrix. In 1854, C. Hermite investigated the representation of whole numbers by Hermitian forms for integral values of the arguments. The theory of Hermitian forms is in many respects similar to the theory of quadratic forms.
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