Prove commutation relation of galilei boosts and rotations

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Homework Statement


Use the formulas given (which have been solved in previous questions) prove that

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where w_12 is a complex constant.

From here, induce that

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where eps_abc is the fully anti-symmetric symbol

Homework Equations



The equations given to use are:

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The Attempt at a Solution


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First, I expanded the commutator given (cannot give here as I have reached max file upload for a single post), but after that I keep on looking at it and I'm not exactly sure how to proceed. I have proved the first and last of the "relevant equations" and have the expanded forms of that and I think I may have to use that but I am not sure.

Any help would be appreciated.
 

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What do you mean with expanded form?
 
DrDu said:
What do you mean with expanded form?
The taylor expansion
 
From the Taylor expansion of the last equation you gave, the second equation should follow directly given that epsilon is an arbitrary constant.
 
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