MATH319 Slides

33 Proof of properties of exponential, continued

(ii) We write

p2⁢m⁢(z⁢A)⁢p2⁢m⁢(w⁢A)=∑j=02⁢mzj⁢Ajj!⁢∑k=02⁢mwk⁢Akk!

and compare with

pm⁢((z+w)⁢A)=∑r=0m(z+w)r⁢Arr!=∑r=0m∑s=0rzs⁢wr-s⁢Ars!⁢(r-s)!

where p2⁢m⁢(z⁢A)→exp⁡(z⁢A), p2⁢m⁢(w⁢A)→exp⁡(w⁢A), and pm⁢((z+w)⁢A)→exp⁡((z+w)⁢A), so exp⁡((z+w)⁢A)=exp⁡(z⁢A)⁢exp⁡(w⁢A).