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Unitary vector space/Isometry/Eigenvalues/Fact/Proof

Proof

Let φ(v)=λv with v≠0, that is, v is an eigenvector for the eigenvalue λ∈𝕂. Due to the isometry property, we have

‖v‖=‖φ(v)‖=‖λv‖=|λ|⋅‖v‖.

Because of ‖v‖≠0, this implies |λ|=1. In the real case, this means λ=±1.