Operator acting on the function

Thread starter VolBog
Start date Mar 2, 2013
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Function Operator

Mar 2, 2013

VolBog

Homework Statement

Calculate the action of the operator on the function f(x)

Homework Equations

Operator - exp(a*x^2*(d/dx))

The Attempt at a Solution

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Mar 4, 2013

CompuChip

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I don't really see what you need the commutator expansion for, to be honest.
Why don't you just expand the exponential in a power series?

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