The linear map H:R3→R3 represents reflection in the plane through the origin with normal n, where ∣n∣=1, and n=(n1,n2,n3) referred to the standard basis. The map is given by x↦x′=Mx, where M is a (3×3) matrix.
Show that
Mij=δij−2ninj
Let u and v be unit vectors such that (u,v,n) is an orthonormal set. Show that
Mn=−n,Mu=u,Mv=v
and find the matrix N which gives the mapping relative to the basis (u,v,n).