[CHM 331] Math capsule

[Andrew J. Pounds]

On 09/09/2012 07:29 PM, Stacey Hernandez wrote:
> For question 1 part d for the first part are we just needing to show 
> what each variable, Sx equals and give a simple name say a=ect for Sx 
> so we can use it in Mathmatica for later parts of the question? What 
> exactly do you mean by build the commutation operator?

Page 510 in Steiner defines the commutator.  If you build a commutator 
function the arguments will be matrices and if the matrices commute the 
value of the commutator function will be zero.

For Example....

Comm[A_,B_] = A.B - B.A

Where A and B are matrices.




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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds at theochem.mercer.edu)
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