For any given operators A and B, show that F(λ)=eλABe−λA has derivative F′(λ)=eλA[A,B]e−λA and deduce an analogous formula for the nth derivative. Hence, by considering F(λ) as a power series in λ, show that
eABe−A=B+[A,B]+2!1[A,[A,B]]+…+n!1[A,[A,…[A,B]…]]+…
A particle of unit mass in one dimension has position x^ and momentum p^ in the Schrödinger picture, and Hamiltonian
H=21p^2−αx^,
where α is a constant. Apply (∗) to find the Heisenberg picture operators x^(t) and p^(t) in terms of x^ and p^, and check explicitly that H(x^(t),p^(t))=H(x^,p^).
A particle of unit mass in two dimensions has position x^i and momentum p^i in the Schrödinger picture, and Hamiltonian
H=21(p^12+p^22)−β(x^1p^2−x^2p^1)
where β is a constant. Calculate the Heisenberg picture momentum components p^i(t) in terms of p^i and verify that p^1(t)2+p^2(t)2 is independent of time. Now consider the interaction picture corresponding to H=H0+V : show that if H0=21(p^12+p^22) then the interaction picture position operators are x^i+tp^i, and use this to find the Heisenberg picture position operators x^i(t) in terms of x^i and p^i.
[Hint: If [H0,V]=0 and Qˉ(t) is an operator in the interaction picture, then the corresponding operator in the Heisenberg picture is Q(t)=eitV/ℏQˉ(t)e−itV/ℏ⋅]