The Liouville-von Neumannn equation is defined by $$ i\hbar\frac{dI}{dt} = i\hbar\frac{\partial I}{\partial t} + [I, H] $$ where $I$ is any operator and $H$ is the Hamiltonian. I assume that the left-hand side of the equation is a total derivative of $I$ while the right hand side involves a partial derivative of $I$. How is the total derivative of an operator defined in the context of quantum mechanics? Oftentimes, the equation is useful when $\frac{dI}{dt} = 0$; is the relationship derived from the Schrödinger equation?
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1Are you sure you're citing the von Neumann equation? Compare e.g. with Wikipedia. – Tobias Fünke Jan 13 '23 at 08:28
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1Does this answer your question? Liouville-von Neumann equation can be directly derived from Heisenberg picture? – Tobias Fünke Jan 13 '23 at 08:30