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Communications in Theoretical Physics

The Development of Dirac's Symbolic Method by Virtue the IWOP Technique

Fan Hong‐Yi

Published Mar 15, 1999• 23 citations
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Abstract

Dirac expected that his symbolic method (q-number theory) which could express the physical law in neat and concise way would probably get developed. In this paper, we show that the technique of integration within an ordered product of operators can fashion Dirac's symbolic method and develop representation theory and transformation theory of quantum mechanics.

DOI
10.1088/0253-6102/31/2/285

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