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  Fierz identity for chiral fermions

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First of all I define the convention I use.

The matrices ˉσμ I will use are {Id,σi} where σi are the Pauli matrices and Id is the 2x2 identity matrix. I will use the Chiral Fierz Identity (ˉσμ)[ˉσν]=(ˉσμ][ˉσν)+(ˉσν][ˉσμ)ημν(ˉσλ][ˉσλ)+iϵμνρλ(ˉσλ][ˉσρ)

where I used the Takashi notation.

Let us consider the left-handed component χ of a massless fermion field ψ and the operator defined as O=χˉσμχ(μνχ)ˉσνχ.

If I have use the Chiral Fierz identity I get O=2O where I used μμχ=0. So, I get O=0.

This equality, if true, suggests me there is another way to show that this operator is null for massless fermions. Is there any way? Do you suggest anything?

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2016-05-07 13:22 (UTC), posted by SE-user FrancescoS
asked May 6, 2016 in Theoretical Physics by apt45 (50 points) [ no revision ]
retagged May 7, 2016

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