Green's function at boundaries

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The discussion focuses on the properties of the Green's function at boundaries, specifically its behavior as time approaches infinity. The derivative of the Green's function is expressed as i dG_{A,B}(t)/dt = δ(t) ⟨[A,B]⟩ + G_{[A,H],B}(t), while the Fourier transform is given by ωG_{A,B}(t) = ⟨[A,B]⟩ + G_{[A,H],B}(ω). A critical point raised is the necessity for the Green's function to vanish as t approaches infinity, which is not immediately clear. Additionally, a correction is proposed for the Fourier transform equation, emphasizing the correct notation involving the transformed Green's function, denoted as 𝜏G_{A,B}(ω).

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The derivative of the Green's function is:
<br /> i \dfrac{dG_{A,B}(t)}{dt} =\delta(t) \left&lt; {[A,B]}\right&gt;+G_{[A,H],B}(t)<br />
the Fourier transform is:
<br /> \omega G_{A,B}(t)=\left&lt; {[A,B]}\right&gt;+G_{[A,H],B}(\omega)<br />
but this would require that the Green's function is 0 for t->inf. Why is that the case? It is clear that it must vanish at t->-inf because of the heaviside function but not at inf.
 
Can you mention the source of these equations. I have never seen such form of the Green's function and would love to know more about it.
Anyways, second equation seems wrong. Instead of
<br /> \omega G_{A,B}(t)=\left&lt; {[A,B]}\right&gt;+G_{[A,H],B}(\omega)<br />
you should have
<br /> \omega \tilde{G}_{A,B}(\omega)=\left&lt; {[A,B]}\right&gt;+G_{[A,H],B}(\omega)<br />
where
<br /> \tilde{G}_{A,B}(\omega)=\int dt G_{A,B}(t)e^{+i\omega t}<br />
 

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