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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Analysis of Non-Commuting Vectors with Application to Quantum Mechanics and Vector Calculus

George H. Shortley, George E. Kimball

Published Jan 1, 1934• 3 citations
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Abstract

In quantum mechanics it is necessary to consider in detail the properties of certain vectors whose components are linear operators.Two com- ponents of the same or different vectors do not in general commute.The manipulation of such vectors is facilitated by a set of formulas modified from those of the usual vector analysis.
DOI
10.1073/pnas.20.1.82

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