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For a time-independent Hamiltonian operator and a Schrödinger picture observable with no explicit time dependence, the Heisenberg picture operator is
OH​(t)=eiHtOS​e−iHt.​
(1)
Differentiation gives O˙H​=iHOH​−iOH​H=i[H,OH​], so
[H,OH​]=−idtdOH​​.​
(2)
If OS​ itself depends explicitly on time, one must add eiHt(∂t​OS​)e−iHt to O˙H​; the displayed commutator relation uses the usual convention of no explicit time dependence for the observable.

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