Re: QM operator question

From: Edward Green (spamspamspam3_at_netzero.com)
Date: 08/29/04


Date: 29 Aug 2004 04:39:05 -0700

paulw@mmail.ath.cx (Paul) wrote in message news:<3ba4d769.0408282246.349f27ad@posting.google.com>...

> Hi
>
> two operators A,B
> (adjoint natation : ^)
>
> if A=B^ B + 3
> A=B B^ + 1
>
> how to show A is self-adjoint ?

It's not clear that A is consistent. You are in effect asserting that

  B^B = BB^ - 2

But the expression