Normal Ordering in the Algebra Generated by $x$ and $\mathrm{I}$ and a Combinatorial Generalization of Bessel Numbers
Combinatorics
2025-12-02 v1
Abstract
We investigate the algebra generated by the operators and , which satisfy the commutation relation We develop a combinatorial framework for the normal ordering of words in this algebra and show that any word can be written in the form where the coefficients are signed integers. Focusing on powers of the operator , we demonstrate that the corresponding coefficients coincide with the classical Bessel numbers (OEIS A001498). We further extend this analysis to powers of the generalized operators and, finally, provide an explicit normal-ordered expression for an arbitrary word.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2512.00416,
title = {Normal Ordering in the Algebra Generated by $x$ and $\mathrm{I}$ and a Combinatorial Generalization of Bessel Numbers},
author = {Abdelhay Benmoussa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.00416},
year = {2025}
}