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Ladder Operator (5 min)

Prove the equation
$\displaystyle \hat{N}a^+=a^+(\hat{N}+1),\quad \hat{N}:=a^+a.$     (40)

Hint: Use the commutator $ [a,a^+]$.


Tobias Brandes 2004-02-04