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Y=−iv⋅K/ℏY=-i\mathbf v\cdot\mathbf K/\hbar

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That triviality is what makes the loop phase exact rather than approximate. Write X=-ib\mathbf b⋅\cdotP\mathbf P/ℏ\hbar and Y=-iv\mathbf v⋅\cdotK\mathbf K/ℏ\hbar . Their commutator is

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Y=−iv⋅K/ℏY=-i\mathbf v\cdot\mathbf K/\hbar

Equation 32 · Evolutionary Physics

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That triviality is what makes the loop phase exact rather than approximate. Write X=-ib\mathbf b⋅\cdotP\mathbf P/ℏ\hbar and Y=-iv\mathbf v⋅\cdotK\mathbf K/ℏ\hbar . Their commutator is

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