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===The diagonal basis===

There are two nontrivial [[idempotent element (ring theory)|idempotent element]]s given by <math>e=\tfrac{1}{2}(1-j)</math> and <math>e^* = \tfrac{1}{2}(1+j).</math> Recall that idempotentIdempotency means that <math>ee=e</math> and <math>e^*e^*=e^*.</math> Both of these elements are null:

<math display=block>\lVert e \rVert = \lVert e^* \rVert = e^* e = 0 ~.</math>