Hausdorff formula for anticommutation

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hello. it's the first time I use this site I hope that I find the answer of my question: does the hausdorff formula for anti commutation have the same formula for commutation?
 
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I think the sign of the two exponentials must be positive,is it correct?
exp(A) B exp(A)= B + {A,B} + {A,{A,B}} +...
 
mary1900 said:
hello. it's the first time I use this site I hope that I find the answer of my question: does the hausdorff formula for anti commutation have the same formula for commutation?
If A and B are anti-commuting quantities, then I presume you also mean ##A^2=0 =B^2## ?

If so, then ##\exp(A) = 1 + A## (since higher order powers vanish). That simplifies all formulas considerably...