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Homework Statement
I am trying to prove an identity for the Lie derivative of a smooth one-form. The identity is: for X, Y smooth vector fields, alpha a smooth one-form, we have:
$$L_{[X, Y]}\alpha = [L_X, L_Y]\alpha$$ For anyone familiar with the book, this is exercise 5.26 in the first edition of Nakahara: Geometry, Topology, and Physics.
Homework Equations
I am given the identity: for X, Y smooth vector fields, alpha a smooth one-form,
$$(L_X\alpha)(Y)=L_X(\alpha(Y))-\alpha([X, Y])$$ ([X, Y] is the Lie Bracket of the vector fields X and Y, and $$L_XY=[X, Y])$$
The Attempt at a Solution
I keep trying to expand the lie derivatives and cancel terms but I think I am missing a property of the lie derivative; maybe I'm messing up the Leibniz rule or something? Any help would be greatly appreciated!