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View SchemaBaker-Campbell-Hausdorff relation for special unitary groups SU(N)
| Authors | Stefan Weigert |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9710024 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9710024 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0305-4470/30/24/032 |
| Journal | J.Phys.A30:8739-8749,1997 |
Abstract
Multiplication of two elements of the special unitary group SU(N) determines uniquely a third group element. A BAker-Campbell-Hausdorff relation is derived which expresses the group parameters of the product (written as an exponential) in terms of the parameters of the exponential factors. This requires the eigen- values of three (N-by-N) matrices. Consequently, the relation can be stated analytically up to N=4, in principle. Similarity transformations encoding the time evolution of quantum mechanical observables, for example, can be worked out by the same means.
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