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Let G be a finite group of order h. We first recall that an operator α is said to be unitary with respect to a scalar product (x, y) if it satisfies the condition

$$\left( {\alpha x,\alpha y} \right) = \left( {x,y} \right){\text{for all }}x,y$$

of Eq. (3.15.17) and that a unitary operator α is represented by a unitary matrix relative to a basis e which is orthonormal with respect to the given scalar product, as observed at the end of section (3.15).

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Rao, K.N.S. (2006). Representations of Finite Groups. In: Linear Algebra and Group Theory for Physicists. Texts and Readings in Physical Sciences. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-32-3_5

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