Commutator

Definition

[A,B]=ABBA

Properties

  • If [A,B]=0 then A and B commute
  • [A,A]=0
  • [A,a]=0
  • [A,B]=[B,A]
  • Linearity: [A,B+C+D]=[A,B]+[A,C]+[A,D]
  • [A,BC]=[A,B]C+B[A,C]
  • Jacobi Identity: [A,[B,C]]+[B,[C,A]]+[C,[A,B]]=0
  • If A,B are Hermitian and AB is Hermitian then [A,B]=0.

Anticommutator

{A,B}=AB+BA

Author: Christian Cunningham

Created: 2024-05-30 Thu 21:18

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