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Linear Algebra: Orthogonality and Projections

Explain the concept of Hilbert space in the context of quantum mechanics.

Let W be the subspace of R2\mathbb{R}^2 spanned by (1, 1). Find the orthogonal projection P1P_1 from R2\mathbb{R}^2 to W and the orthogonal projection P2P_2 from R2\mathbb{R}^2 to the orthogonal complement of W.

Verify that the orthogonal projections P1P_1 and P2P_2 satisfy the properties of orthogonal projection: P2=PP^2 = P, P=PTP = P^T, P1+P2=IP_1 + P_2 = I, and P1P2=P2P1=0P_1P_2 = P_2P_1 = 0.

Decompose (1, 0) along (1, 1) using the orthogonal projections P1P_1 and P2P_2.

Given a vector u\mathbf{u} and another nonzero vector a\mathbf{a} in R3\mathbb{R}^3, find the vector component of u\mathbf{u} along a\mathbf{a} and the vector component of u\mathbf{u} orthogonal to a\mathbf{a}.

Show that the given vectors form an orthogonal basis for R3\mathbb{R}^3. Then, express the given vector w\mathbf{w} as a linear combination of these basis vectors. Give the coordinates of vector w\mathbf{w} with respect to the orthogonal basis.