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Problems

1Change of Basis Vectors Does Not Signify Compute Q in terms of the helicity states tex2html_wrap_inline929 and tex2html_wrap_inline931 , showing that Q agrees with Q computed from the energy eigenstates tex2html_wrap_inline925 and tex2html_wrap_inline927 .

2Change of Basis Vectors and the Trace Demonstrate the conditions under which a change in the basis vectors of a system does not change the trace Tr(M) tex2html_wrap_inline1109 of a matrix defined in that system.

2Check of Eq. 11.13 Confirm by direct calculation that the self and distinct terms of eq. 11.13 behave as I claimed.

3Non-Commutativity Consider the issue of the non-commutativity of tex2html_wrap_inline771 and tex2html_wrap_inline803 by treating a concrete example: take a quantum system, find a variable A which does not commute with tex2html_wrap_inline807 , and compute tex2html_wrap_inline1119 and tex2html_wrap_inline1121 .



Nicholas V Sushkin
Sun Jun 30 15:55:07 EDT 1996