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A unitary operator
U
is a symmetry of a time-independent Hamiltonian
H
when
U
†
H
U
=
H
,
(1)
equivalently
[
U
,
H
]
=
0
. A differentiable one-parameter symmetry
U
(
s
)
=
e
−
i
s
Q
/ℏ
has a self-adjoint generator
Q
satisfying
[
Q
,
H
]
=
0
, so
Q
is conserved.
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