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Why is the change of basis formula counter-intuitive? [See details]



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The formula of change of basis $[T]_{B'} = P_{B'leftarrow B}[T]_{B}P_{Bleftarrow B'}$.



I don't understand why you need $P_{Bleftarrow B'}$? It seems to me that if you have the transformation expressed in $B$ already with $[T]_{B}$ you just need to translate to $B'$ by using $P_{B'leftarrow B}$ to get $[T]_{B'}$ rendering $P_{Bleftarrow B'}$ as useless. Can someone explain what I am missing here?






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The formula of change of basis $[T]_{B'} = P_{B'leftarrow B}[T]_{B}P_{Bleftarrow B'}$.



I don't understand why you need $P_{Bleftarrow B'}$? It seems to me that if you have the transformation expressed in $B$ already with $[T]_{B}$ you just need to translate to $B'$ by using $P_{B'leftarrow B}$ to get $[T]_{B'}$ rendering $P_{Bleftarrow B'}$ as useless. Can someone explain what I am missing here?






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The formula of change of basis $[T]_{B'} = P_{B'leftarrow B}[T]_{B}P_{Bleftarrow B'}$.



I don't understand why you need $P_{Bleftarrow B'}$? It seems to me that if you have the transformation expressed in $B$ already with $[T]_{B}$ you just need to translate to $B'$ by using $P_{B'leftarrow B}$ to get $[T]_{B'}$ rendering $P_{Bleftarrow B'}$ as useless. Can someone explain what I am missing here?






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The formula of change of basis $[T]_{B'} = P_{B'leftarrow B}[T]_{B}P_{Bleftarrow B'}$.



I don't understand why you need $P_{Bleftarrow B'}$? It seems to me that if you have the transformation expressed in $B$ already with $[T]_{B}$ you just need to translate to $B'$ by using $P_{B'leftarrow B}$ to get $[T]_{B'}$ rendering $P_{Bleftarrow B'}$ as useless. Can someone explain what I am missing here?






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Imagine what you must do to a vector expressed in $B'$ coordinates in order to apply $T$ to it. First you switch from $B'$ coordinates to $B$ coordinates, then you multiply by the matrix of $T$ (with respect to $B$), then finally you switch back to $B'$ coordinates.






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    Write $B={e_1,...,e_n}, B' ={e_1',...,e_n'}$



    If you have the first member of $B'$, $e_1'$, and you want to compute the effect of $T$ on it, then applying $[T]_B$ to $(1,0,...0)$ will be the effect of $T$ on the first member of the basis $B$, so $e_1$, written in the basis $B$ so it has nothing to do with the image of $e_1'$.



    So if you only know $[T]_B$ and want to compute $Te_1'$, then you first have to write $e_1'$ in the basis $B$, so you compute $P_{B'to B}(1,0,...0)$, then compute $[T]_B$ times that, which yields $Te_1'$ but written in the basis $B$, so now you have to write it in the basis $B'$ to get the correct result, that's where $P_{Bto B'}$ comes from on the left. This gives the formula






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      Imagine what you must do to a vector expressed in $B'$ coordinates in order to apply $T$ to it. First you switch from $B'$ coordinates to $B$ coordinates, then you multiply by the matrix of $T$ (with respect to $B$), then finally you switch back to $B'$ coordinates.






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        Imagine what you must do to a vector expressed in $B'$ coordinates in order to apply $T$ to it. First you switch from $B'$ coordinates to $B$ coordinates, then you multiply by the matrix of $T$ (with respect to $B$), then finally you switch back to $B'$ coordinates.






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          Imagine what you must do to a vector expressed in $B'$ coordinates in order to apply $T$ to it. First you switch from $B'$ coordinates to $B$ coordinates, then you multiply by the matrix of $T$ (with respect to $B$), then finally you switch back to $B'$ coordinates.






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          Imagine what you must do to a vector expressed in $B'$ coordinates in order to apply $T$ to it. First you switch from $B'$ coordinates to $B$ coordinates, then you multiply by the matrix of $T$ (with respect to $B$), then finally you switch back to $B'$ coordinates.







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              Write $B={e_1,...,e_n}, B' ={e_1',...,e_n'}$



              If you have the first member of $B'$, $e_1'$, and you want to compute the effect of $T$ on it, then applying $[T]_B$ to $(1,0,...0)$ will be the effect of $T$ on the first member of the basis $B$, so $e_1$, written in the basis $B$ so it has nothing to do with the image of $e_1'$.



              So if you only know $[T]_B$ and want to compute $Te_1'$, then you first have to write $e_1'$ in the basis $B$, so you compute $P_{B'to B}(1,0,...0)$, then compute $[T]_B$ times that, which yields $Te_1'$ but written in the basis $B$, so now you have to write it in the basis $B'$ to get the correct result, that's where $P_{Bto B'}$ comes from on the left. This gives the formula






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                Write $B={e_1,...,e_n}, B' ={e_1',...,e_n'}$



                If you have the first member of $B'$, $e_1'$, and you want to compute the effect of $T$ on it, then applying $[T]_B$ to $(1,0,...0)$ will be the effect of $T$ on the first member of the basis $B$, so $e_1$, written in the basis $B$ so it has nothing to do with the image of $e_1'$.



                So if you only know $[T]_B$ and want to compute $Te_1'$, then you first have to write $e_1'$ in the basis $B$, so you compute $P_{B'to B}(1,0,...0)$, then compute $[T]_B$ times that, which yields $Te_1'$ but written in the basis $B$, so now you have to write it in the basis $B'$ to get the correct result, that's where $P_{Bto B'}$ comes from on the left. This gives the formula






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                  Write $B={e_1,...,e_n}, B' ={e_1',...,e_n'}$



                  If you have the first member of $B'$, $e_1'$, and you want to compute the effect of $T$ on it, then applying $[T]_B$ to $(1,0,...0)$ will be the effect of $T$ on the first member of the basis $B$, so $e_1$, written in the basis $B$ so it has nothing to do with the image of $e_1'$.



                  So if you only know $[T]_B$ and want to compute $Te_1'$, then you first have to write $e_1'$ in the basis $B$, so you compute $P_{B'to B}(1,0,...0)$, then compute $[T]_B$ times that, which yields $Te_1'$ but written in the basis $B$, so now you have to write it in the basis $B'$ to get the correct result, that's where $P_{Bto B'}$ comes from on the left. This gives the formula






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                  Write $B={e_1,...,e_n}, B' ={e_1',...,e_n'}$



                  If you have the first member of $B'$, $e_1'$, and you want to compute the effect of $T$ on it, then applying $[T]_B$ to $(1,0,...0)$ will be the effect of $T$ on the first member of the basis $B$, so $e_1$, written in the basis $B$ so it has nothing to do with the image of $e_1'$.



                  So if you only know $[T]_B$ and want to compute $Te_1'$, then you first have to write $e_1'$ in the basis $B$, so you compute $P_{B'to B}(1,0,...0)$, then compute $[T]_B$ times that, which yields $Te_1'$ but written in the basis $B$, so now you have to write it in the basis $B'$ to get the correct result, that's where $P_{Bto B'}$ comes from on the left. This gives the formula







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