s. In a three-dimensional vector space, consider the operator whose matrix, in an orthonormalbasis {1 >, 12 >,13 >}, is A= (0 -1 o(0 0 1\1 0(a) Is A Hermitian? Calculate its eigenvalues and the corresponding normalizedeigenvectors. Verify that the eigenvectors corresponding to the two nondegenerateeigenvalues are orthonormal.(b) Calculate the matrices representing the projection operators for the two nondegenerateeigenvectors found in part (a).

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