Quantum Mechanics for Mathematicians

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The left-hand side of this equation isc′′q·q+c′′p·p, where


(
c′′q
c′′p

)

= (LL′−L′L)

(

cq
cp

)

As a result, the right-hand side is the linear map given by


{μL,μL′}=μ[L,L′]

16.4 For further reading


For more on symplectic groups and the isomorphism betweensp(2d,R) and
homogeneous degree two polynomials, see chapter 14 of [37] or chapter 4 of [26].
Chapter 15 of [37] and chapter 1 of [26] discuss the action of the symplectic
group on the Heisenberg group and Lie algebra by automorphisms.

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