 Spin commutation relations (source code)

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= Spin commutation relations
{title2=$[S_i,S_j]=i\hbar\epsilon_{ijk}S_k$}

The components of <spin angular momentum> satisfy $[S_i,S_j]=i\hbar\epsilon_{ijk}S_k$. In units $\hbar=1$, the <spin ladder operators> obey $[S^+,S^-]=2S^z$ and $[S^z,S^\pm]=\pm S^\pm$.

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