ehrenfest Messages 2,001 Reaction score 1 Thread starter Oct 28, 2007 #1 Homework Statement Shouldn't there be an [tex]\alpha_{-1}\alpha_{1}[/tex] added to equation 12.130 on account of equation 12.129, or is that 0 for some reason?Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
Homework Statement Shouldn't there be an [tex]\alpha_{-1}\alpha_{1}[/tex] added to equation 12.130 on account of equation 12.129, or is that 0 for some reason?Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
Jimmy Snyder Messages 1,137 Reaction score 22 Oct 28, 2007 #2 If you work out the sum of the commutators of the terms in parentheses in equations (12.125) and (12.126), and use equation (12.128), you will find it deficient from [itex]4L_0[/itex] by exactly [itex]\alpha_{-1}\alpha_1[/itex].
If you work out the sum of the commutators of the terms in parentheses in equations (12.125) and (12.126), and use equation (12.128), you will find it deficient from [itex]4L_0[/itex] by exactly [itex]\alpha_{-1}\alpha_1[/itex].