 Number-difference shift identity (source code)

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= Number-difference shift identity
{title2=$Xf(\Delta)=f(\Delta-2)X$}

For a hopping operator $X$ with $[\Delta,X]=2X$, spectral functions obey $Xf(\Delta)=f(\Delta-2)X$. The coefficient on the left of the hop is evaluated on the final state. This ordering determines the shifted energy denominator in virtual-hopping calculations.

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