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unitary transformation

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unitary transformation [′yü·nə‚ter·ē ‚tranz·fər′mā·shən]
(mathematics)
A linear transformation on a vector space which preserves inner products and norms; alternatively, a linear operator whose adjoint is equal to its inverse.


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When anyons move around each other along braided paths, the motion changes the pattern of the anyons' interactions with each other--a change physicists call a unitary transformation.
 
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