Some binomial formulas for non-commuting operators

Abstract: Let

D

and

U

be linear operators in a vector space (or more generally, elements of an associative algebra with a unit). We establish binomial-type identities for

D

and

U

assuming that either their commutator

[D, U]

or the second commutator

[D, [D, U]]

is proportional to

U

. Operators

D = d / d x

(differentiation) and

U

- multiplication by

e^{l a m b d a x}

or by

s i n l a m b d a x

are basic examples, for which some of these relations appeared unexpectedly as byproducts of an authors' previous medical imaging research.

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