Let O(x) denote a bilinear field operator, such that
O(x)=ˉψ(x)ψ(x)
where ˉψ≡ψ†γ0. I'm supposed to prove that
(∂2−m2)ˉψ(x)ψ(x)=0
**My attempt**
I did the following:
(∂2−m2)ˉψ(x)ψ(x)=0⇔(∂2ˉψ)ψ+ˉψ∂2ψ−m2ˉψψ=0
Using the slash notation,
i⧸∂(−i⧸∂ˉψ)ψ+ˉψ(−i⧸∂)i⧸∂ψ−m2ˉψψ=0⇔i⧸∂(mˉψ)ψ+ˉψ(−i⧸∂)mψ−m2ˉψψ=0⇔−m2ˉψψ−m2ˉψψ−m2ˉψψ=0⇔−3m2ˉψψ=0
which would imply that m=0. What am I doing wrong?