MATH319 Slides

33 Proof of properties of exponential, continued

(ii) We write

p2m(zA)p2m(wA)=j=02mzjAjj!k=02mwkAkk!

and compare with

pm((z+w)A)=r=0m(z+w)rArr!=r=0ms=0rzswr-sArs!(r-s)!

where p2m(zA)exp(zA), p2m(wA)exp(wA), and pm((z+w)A)exp((z+w)A), so exp((z+w)A)=exp(zA)exp(wA).