Franz Schwabl Quantum Mechanics 4th Edit · Problem 2.4

One-Dimensional Problems

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · hermitian-operators-commutators

Problem

Show that (a) p†=pp^\dagger = p, (p2)†=p2(p^2)^\dagger = p^2, V(x)†=V(x)V(\boldsymbol{x})^\dagger = V(\boldsymbol{x}) (b) (AB)†=B†A†(AB)^\dagger = B^\dagger A^\dagger (c) [AB,C]=A[B,C]+[A,C]B[AB, C] = A[B,C] + [A,C]B.

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