Obtain uncommuting product

Question:Obtain uncommuting product

Posted: smith_alpha 155

September 24 2015

If I use

f:=(a+b)^2;
expand(f);

I got

a^2+2ab+b^2

This result holds if ab=ba. Otherwise the result is a^2 + ab + ba + b^2

Is there any simpler way to obtain a^2 + ab + ba + b^2? I looked up http://www.maplesoft.com/support/help/maple/view.aspx?path=dot

but did not find a solution :(

Thank you very much!

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