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In mathematical physics, a Grassmann number, named after Hermann Grassmann, (also called an anticommuting number or anticommuting c-number) is a mathematical construction which allows a path integral representation for Fermionic fields. A collection of Grassmann variables are independent elements of an algebra which contains the real numbers that anticommute with each other but commute with ordinary numbers : : In particular, the squares of the generators vanish: : since In other words, a Grassmann number is a non-zero square-root of zero. In order to reproduce the path integral for a Fermi field, the definition of Grassmann integration needs to have the following properties: * linearity :: * partial integration formula :: This results in the following rules for the integration of a Grassmann quantity: :: :: Thus we conclude that the operations of integration and differentiation of a Grassmann number are identical. In the path integral formulation of quantum field theory the following Gaussian integral of Grassmann quantities is needed for fermionic anticommuting fields: : with ''A'' being an ''N'' × ''N'' matrix. The algebra generated by a set of Grassmann numbers is known as a Grassmann algebra. The Grassmann algebra generated by ''n'' linearly independent Grassmann numbers has dimension 2''n''. Grassmann algebras are the prototypical examples of supercommutative algebras. These are algebras with a decomposition into even and odd variables which satisfy a graded version of commutativity (in particular, odd elements anticommute). ==Exterior algebra == The Grassmann algebra is the exterior algebra of the vector space spanned by the generators. The exterior algebra is defined independent of a choice of basis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grassmann number」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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