Schouten identity resembles Jacobi identity

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the resemblance between the Schouten identity and the Jacobi identity, exploring their structural similarities and potential connections to the BCJ duality conjecture. Participants express their thoughts on the identities' implications in algebraic structures and their understanding of the Schouten identity's proof.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes the resemblance between the Schouten identity and the Jacobi identity, suggesting that the variable 'p' in the Schouten identity can be treated as a dummy variable, potentially linking the two identities.
  • Another participant affirms the observation, stating it relates to the BCJ duality conjecture and references a related paper.
  • A third participant inquires about progress on the original poster's work, indicating interest in the ongoing investigation.
  • One participant mentions their own investigation into the relationship between the Schouten identity and BCJ duality.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the resemblance between the identities and their potential connection to BCJ duality, but the discussion remains exploratory without a consensus on the implications or interpretations.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty regarding the proof of the Schouten identity, indicating a need for further clarification or understanding.

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Am I the only one who sees the resemblance between these two identities?

Schouten:

<p q> <r s> +<p r> <s q>+ <p s > <q r> =0

Jacobi:

[A,[B,C]]+[C,[A,B]]+[B,[C,A]]=0

In Schouten the p occours in each term in the three terms, so we can regard it as dumby variable, and somehow get a correspondence between these two identities, or the algebraic structures that each identity is used in.

Am I being a cranck here? it's not my intention, as always, just trying to understand.

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I am not sure I understand the proof of Schouten's identity in Srednicki's, I'll try to reread it.
 
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I had a dream or a thought about your work; any new progress on your work?
 
Well, for one thing, I'm investigating how it relates to BCJ duality.
 
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