A simplified notation is introduced for dealing with systems of indistinguishable fermions and bosons. The second‐quantized form of system operators is obtained in a simpler manner than is offered ordinarily in textbooks. Details of the calculation of the nonrelativistic M≂ller cross section for scattering of two electrons are given as an example.
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