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Problem: Holstein-Primakoff Transformation

Show that the operators defined by the Holstein-Primakoff transformation,

eqnarray2018

satisfy the spin commutation relations. Here and a are boson creation and annihilation operators, and S is the magnitude of the spin.

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Laszlo Mihaly
Thu Oct 31 13:23:11 EST 1996

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