Heisenberg equation of motion

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Heisenberg equation of motion by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
For an operator in the Heisenberg picture, differentiating the evolution operators gives in units . With no explicit operator time dependence, the second term vanishes. Applying this commutator identity to the canonical momentum and real scalar field gives their operator field equations.

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