Principles of Quantum Mechanics · Problem 11.2.3

Symmetries and Their Consequences — R. Shankar

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · finite-canonical-transformations

Problem

Recall that we found the finite rotation transformation from the infinitesimal one, by solving differential equations (Section 2.8). Verify that if, instead, you relate the transformed coordinates xˉ\bar{x} and yˉ\bar{y} to xx and yy by the infinite string of Poisson brackets, you get the same result, xˉ=xcos⁡θ−ysin⁡θ\bar{x} = x\cos\theta - y\sin\theta, etc. (Recall the series for sin⁡θ\sin\theta, etc.)

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