Recent content by Gideon

i searched the forum, but nothing came up. My question, how do you prove that [A,B] = iC if A and B are hermitian operators? I understand how C is hermitian as well, but i can't figure out how to prove the equation.

Hi, I'm studying my astronomy course at the moment and i have question about the r- and s-process. As I understand it, in the r-process, the time between capturing two neutrons is shorter than the averge beta decay half life, right? So I'm guessing there have to be a lot of neutrons around for...