Definition (Orthogonal Matrix)
Let be a matrix of real elements. is said to be orthogonal if i.e.
Remark (Length & Angle preserving)
Looking at an as a Linear Map we can intuit this as a linear map that preserves the length of vectors and the relative angle between vectors.
Theorem (Norm-Preserving Matrix)
Let be a matrix of real elements. If is orthogonal then it is Norm-preserving i.e.
Theorem (Orthogonal Matrices have Determinant 1)
Let be a matrix of real elements. If is orthogonal then