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| Jul 25, 2022 at 17:26 | comment | added | go_science | @explodingkitten500 Not sure if I understand the question correctly, but $\alpha$ and $\phi$ will be determined by the eigenvalue problem, so after the computation there is no "choice" to make. If the Eigenvalues are non degenerate, then this Ansatz gives you (up to a sign) one solution. | |
| Jul 25, 2022 at 16:16 | comment | added | explodingkitten500 | When calculating eigenvectors do we then always leave it in the form \begin{matrix}\cos\alpha\\e^{i\phi}\sin\alpha\end{matrix} as this allows a relative phase between the two vector components? | |
| Jul 25, 2022 at 15:18 | history | answered | go_science | CC BY-SA 4.0 |