Physics 201 Daily Exercises

Daily Assignment 1/28 (Due Tuesday 2/2):

Please answer the following QUESTIONS:

If three square matrices are represented as

σx     =    0     1                        σy =    0     - i                         σz =  1       0

                1     0                                    i       0                                   0     -1

  1. What is the determinant of each matrix?
  2. What are the products of the following matrices:

               σx σx ,  σy σy ,  σz σz,   ?

  1. What are the inverses of σx, σy   and σz ?

Answer in the form below, a short answer for each is fine. 
This report is due by 8:00 am Tuesday morning.

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