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A much simpler proof for the more generic algebraic rule on manipulating quadratic forms I posted recently just became apparent to me. All you need to do is to first show that $${\rm trace}\{\ma{A}^{\rm H} \cdot \ma{B}\} = {\rm vec}\{\ma{A}\}^{\rm H} \cdot {\rm vec}\{\ma{B}\},$$ which is fairly easy because both represent a short-hand notation for […]

I just realized that there is an even more general version of the rules for quadratic forms I posted recently: $${\rm trace}\left(\ma{A} \cdot \ma{X} \cdot \ma{R} \cdot \ma{X}^{\rm H} \cdot \ma{B}^{\rm H}\right) = {\rm vec}\left(\ma{X}\right)^{\rm H} \cdot \left( \ma{R}^{\rm T} \otimes \ma{B}^{\rm H} \cdot \ma{A} \right) \cdot {\rm vec}\left(\ma{X}\right) $$ Enjoy!