Commutator between covariant derivative, field strength

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

but i have a problem with the term Fμ[itex]\nu[/itex]μ ...
i try to demonstrate that is nil, but i don't know if it's right...

Fμ[itex]\nu[/itex]μ [itex]\Psi[/itex] = [itex]\int[/itex] (∂[itex]\nu[/itex]Fμ[itex]\nu[/itex]) (∂μ[itex]\Psi[/itex]) + [itex]\int[/itex] Fμ[itex]\nu[/itex]μ[itex]\nu[/itex] [itex]\Psi[/itex] = (∂[itex]\nu[/itex]Fμ[itex]\nu[/itex]) [[itex]\Psi[/itex] ] - [itex]\int[/itex][itex]\Psi[/itex]∂μ[itex]\nu[/itex]Fμ[itex]\nu[/itex] = 0

with [itex]\Psi[/itex] 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)