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The discussion focuses on the derivation of the Schwinger-Dyson equations, specifically addressing confusion regarding the appearance of the commutator in the equations. The participant understands the emergence of delta functions from Heaviside functions but questions the absence of a minus sign in the terms leading to the commutator. They suggest that an anticommutator would be more logical in this context. Additionally, they propose expressing the Heaviside function ##\theta (-t)## in terms of ##\theta (t)## and mention that drawing a graph of ##\theta (-t)## or applying the chain rule for differentiation could clarify the issue. Ultimately, they acknowledge a realization that contributes to their understanding of the derivation.
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This is the part of Schwinger-Dyson equations derivation. I did not understand how can we obtain the commutator in the last line of the picture. I understand why the delta functions appeared from Heaviside functions but there is no minus sign in any term so how can we get the commutator? Anticommutator would make more sence for me.
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Write down ##\theta (-t)## in terms of ##\theta (t)##. Drawing the graph of ##\theta (-t)## helps.
 
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Or just use the chain rule for differentiation
 
I think that i figured it out. The problem was that I did not realized that
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