Trace normalization of su(2)

ID: trace-normalization-of-su-2

With the defining two-dimensional matrix trace and inner product , the displayed Pauli matrix basis is orthonormal. The Pauli matrix multiplication law gives the indicated structure constants of a Lie algebra. With the alternative form , the orthonormal basis is and the structure constant is one. The bracket and inner-product normalizations must be kept consistent in projected gauge-field formulas.

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