Commutator between covariant derivative, field strength

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Hello,
i try to prove that
μFμ\nu + ig[Aμ, Fμ\nu] = [Dμ,Fμ\nu]
with the Dμ = ∂μ + igAμ

but i have a problem with the term Fμ\nuμ ...
i try to demonstrate that is nil, but i don't know if it's right...

Fμ\nuμ \Psi = \int (∂\nuFμ\nu) (∂μ\Psi) + \int Fμ\nuμ\nu \Psi = (∂\nuFμ\nu) [\Psi ] - \int\Psi∂μ\nuFμ\nu = 0

with \Psi a smooth function, nil at infinity

if it's wrong please do you post the right answers? and why it is wrong...
thank you
 
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This is right. Of course, if you need it mathematically accurate, you have to think about, how fast you test function has to go to 0 at infinity, but if it's a physics question, what you did should be sufficient.
 
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Thank you (yes it's physics question)
 
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