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Commutators of Total Spin Operators

\begin{eqnarray*}
\vec{S} & = & \vec{S}_{(1)}+\vec{S}_{(2)} \\
\left[S_i,S_j\ri...
...k+0+0+i\hbar\epsilon_{ijk}S^{(2)}_k
=i\hbar\epsilon_{ijk}S_k \\
\end{eqnarray*}



Q.E.D.



James Branson
2001-09-17