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Vector space/Inner product/Endomorphism/Self-adjoint/Spectral theorem/Fact

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Spectral theorem for self-adjoint endomorphism

Let V be a 𝕂-vector space, endowed with an inner product, and let

φ:VV

be a self-adjoint endomorphism.

Then there exists an

orthonormal basis of V consisting of eigenvectors

of φ.