self-commutator

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

self- +‎ commutator

Noun[edit]

self-commutator (plural self-commutators)

  1. (mathematics) Given a bounded linear operator B and its adjoint B*, the self-commutator is B*B - BB*.
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