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Could someone check if I have done this right.
[tex]R_1 = x^2\partial_3 - x^3\partial_2[/tex]
[tex]R_2 = x^3\partial_1 - x^1\partial_3[/tex]
[tex]R_3 = x^1\partial_2 - x^2\partial_1[/tex]
Where [itex]x^i[/itex] are coordinates.
I need to calculate the commutator [itex][R_1,R_2][/itex].
[tex][R_1,R_2] = x^2\partial_3x^3\partial_1 - x^3\partial_1x^2\partial_3 + x^3\partial_2x^1\partial_3 - x^1\partial_3x^3\partial_2
- (x^3\partial_2x^3\partial_1-x^3\partial_1x^3\partial_2) - (x^2\partial_3x^1\partial_3-x^1\partial_3x^2\partial_3)
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[tex]
.\quad\quad\quad = x^2x^3\partial_3\partial_1 - x^2x^3\partial_1\partial_3 + x^1x^3\partial_2\partial_3-x^1x^3\partial_2\partial_3
- x^3x^3\partial_2\partial_1 + x^3x^3\partial_1\partial_2-x^1x^2\partial_3\partial_3+x^1x^2\partial_3\partial_3
[/tex]
[tex].\quad\quad\quad = x^2\partial_1-x^2\partial_1+x^1\partial_2-x^1\partial_2 -x^3x^3\partial_2\partial_1 + x^3x^3\partial_1\partial_2 - x^1x^2\partial_3\partial_3 + x^1x^2\partial_3\partial_3
[/tex]
[tex]
.\quad\quad\quad = 0
[/tex]
And as a result,
[tex][R_1,R_2] = [R_2,R_3] = [R_3,R_1] = 0[/tex]
by cyclically permuting the indices.
[tex]R_1 = x^2\partial_3 - x^3\partial_2[/tex]
[tex]R_2 = x^3\partial_1 - x^1\partial_3[/tex]
[tex]R_3 = x^1\partial_2 - x^2\partial_1[/tex]
Where [itex]x^i[/itex] are coordinates.
I need to calculate the commutator [itex][R_1,R_2][/itex].
[tex][R_1,R_2] = x^2\partial_3x^3\partial_1 - x^3\partial_1x^2\partial_3 + x^3\partial_2x^1\partial_3 - x^1\partial_3x^3\partial_2
- (x^3\partial_2x^3\partial_1-x^3\partial_1x^3\partial_2) - (x^2\partial_3x^1\partial_3-x^1\partial_3x^2\partial_3)
[/tex]
[tex]
.\quad\quad\quad = x^2x^3\partial_3\partial_1 - x^2x^3\partial_1\partial_3 + x^1x^3\partial_2\partial_3-x^1x^3\partial_2\partial_3
- x^3x^3\partial_2\partial_1 + x^3x^3\partial_1\partial_2-x^1x^2\partial_3\partial_3+x^1x^2\partial_3\partial_3
[/tex]
[tex].\quad\quad\quad = x^2\partial_1-x^2\partial_1+x^1\partial_2-x^1\partial_2 -x^3x^3\partial_2\partial_1 + x^3x^3\partial_1\partial_2 - x^1x^2\partial_3\partial_3 + x^1x^2\partial_3\partial_3
[/tex]
[tex]
.\quad\quad\quad = 0
[/tex]
And as a result,
[tex][R_1,R_2] = [R_2,R_3] = [R_3,R_1] = 0[/tex]
by cyclically permuting the indices.
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