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Problem: Dyson-Maleev Representation

In the Dyson-Maleev representation the spin operators are expressed by the boson creation and annihilation operators and a as

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where S is the magnitude of the spin. Show that the operators satisfy the spin commutation relations.

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

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