Autumn · project 8 of 20

The Dirac \(\gamma\) matrices

Topic: Relativistic quantum mechanics

  1. Show that the commutator \([\sigma_{\mu\nu},\sigma_{\alpha\beta}]\) can be written in terms of the matrices \(\sigma_{\mu\nu}\). Find the coefficients of this expansion.

  2. Compute the trace \[\operatorname{Tr}\left(\gamma_\mu\gamma_\nu\gamma_\rho\gamma_\sigma\gamma_\alpha\gamma_\beta\gamma_5\right).\]

  3. Compute \[\sigma_{\mu\nu}\sigma^{\mu\nu}, \quad \sigma_{\mu\nu}\gamma^5\sigma^{\mu\nu}, \quad \sigma_{\mu\nu}\gamma^\alpha\sigma^{\mu\nu}.\]

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