Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the lie-theory subtree

log(exp X · exp Y) = X + Y + ½[X,Y] + (1/12)([X,[X,Y]] - [Y,[X,Y]]) + ... Series in iterated brackets. Foundation for relating Lie group multiplication to Lie algebra. Critical in quantum mechanics product expansions.

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