习题 38.3 - 解答
为了验证等式 (38.22),我们可以采用两种严谨的方法:第一种是利用狄拉克方程的表象无关证明 (更为优雅且揭示物理本质),第二种是利用外尔(Weyl)表象中旋量显式表达式的直接计算 。
以下采用 Srednicki 的度规约定 η μ ν = ( − , + , + , + ) \eta_{\mu\nu} = (-, +, +, +) η μν = ( − , + , + , + ) ,此时动量 p μ = ( E , p ) p^\mu = (E, \mathbf{p}) p μ = ( E , p ) ,且 { γ μ , γ ν } = − 2 η μ ν \{\gamma^\mu, \gamma^\nu\} = -2\eta^{\mu\nu} { γ μ , γ ν } = − 2 η μν ,这意味着 ( γ 0 ) 2 = 1 (\gamma^0)^2 = 1 ( γ 0 ) 2 = 1 且 γ 0 γ i = − γ i γ 0 \gamma^0 \gamma^i = -\gamma^i \gamma^0 γ 0 γ i = − γ i γ 0 。
方法一:表象无关证明(利用狄拉克方程)
定义四维动量 p = ( E , p ) p = (E, \mathbf{p}) p = ( E , p ) 以及空间反演后的动量 p ~ = ( E , − p ) \tilde{p} = (E, -\mathbf{p}) p ~ = ( E , − p ) 。
自由粒子的 Dirac 旋量 u s ( p ) u_s(\mathbf{p}) u s ( p ) 和 v s ( p ) v_s(\mathbf{p}) v s ( p ) 满足动量空间的 Dirac 方程:
p̸ u s ( p ) = m u s ( p ) \not{p} u_s(\mathbf{p}) = m u_s(\mathbf{p}) p u s ( p ) = m u s ( p )
p̸ v s ( p ) = − m v s ( p ) \not{p} v_s(\mathbf{p}) = -m v_s(\mathbf{p}) p v s ( p ) = − m v s ( p )
取 Dirac 伴随 u ‾ = u † γ 0 \overline{u} = u^\dagger \gamma^0 u = u † γ 0 ,并利用 u ‾ p̸ = u † ̸ p † γ 0 = u † γ 0 p̸ \overline{u}\not{p} = u^\dagger \not{p}^\dagger \gamma^0 = u^\dagger \gamma^0 \not{p} u p = u † p † γ 0 = u † γ 0 p ,可得伴随旋量满足的方程:
u ‾ s ′ ( p ) p̸ = m u ‾ s ′ ( p ) \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \not{p} = m \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) u s ′ ( p ) p = m u s ′ ( p )
v ‾ s ′ ( p ) p̸ = − m v ‾ s ′ ( p ) \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \not{p} = -m \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) v s ′ ( p ) p = − m v s ′ ( p )
接下来,我们寻找 p̸ \not{p} p 与 ̸ p ~ \not{\tilde{p}} p ~ 之间的代数关系。展开 p̸ \not{p} p 有 p̸ = − E γ 0 + p ⋅ γ \not{p} = -E\gamma^0 + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\gamma} p = − E γ 0 + p ⋅ γ ,同理 ̸ p ~ = − E γ 0 − p ⋅ γ \not{\tilde{p}} = -E\gamma^0 - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\gamma} p ~ = − E γ 0 − p ⋅ γ 。
计算 γ 0 ̸ p ~ γ 0 \gamma^0 \not{\tilde{p}} \gamma^0 γ 0 p ~ γ 0 :
γ 0 ̸ p ~ γ 0 = γ 0 ( − E γ 0 − p i γ i ) γ 0 = − E ( γ 0 ) 2 − p i γ 0 γ i γ 0 \gamma^0 \not{\tilde{p}} \gamma^0 = \gamma^0 (-E\gamma^0 - p^i \gamma^i) \gamma^0 = -E(\gamma^0)^2 - p^i \gamma^0 \gamma^i \gamma^0 γ 0 p ~ γ 0 = γ 0 ( − E γ 0 − p i γ i ) γ 0 = − E ( γ 0 ) 2 − p i γ 0 γ i γ 0
利用 ( γ 0 ) 2 = 1 (\gamma^0)^2 = 1 ( γ 0 ) 2 = 1 和反对易关系 γ 0 γ i γ 0 = − γ i ( γ 0 ) 2 = − γ i \gamma^0 \gamma^i \gamma^0 = -\gamma^i (\gamma^0)^2 = -\gamma^i γ 0 γ i γ 0 = − γ i ( γ 0 ) 2 = − γ i ,得到:
γ 0 ̸ p ~ γ 0 = − E + p ⋅ γ = p̸ ⟹ p̸ γ 0 = γ 0 ̸ p ~ \gamma^0 \not{\tilde{p}} \gamma^0 = -E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\gamma} = \not{p} \quad \implies \quad \not{p}\gamma^0 = \gamma^0 \not{\tilde{p}} γ 0 p ~ γ 0 = − E + p ⋅ γ = p ⟹ p γ 0 = γ 0 p ~
(1) 证明 u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = 0 \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p})\gamma^0 v_s(-\mathbf{p}) = 0 u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = 0
构造矩阵元 X = u ‾ s ′ ( p ) p̸ γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) X = \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \not{p} \gamma^0 v_s(\tilde{p}) X = u s ′ ( p ) p γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) ,我们用两种方式计算它:
向左作用 :利用 u ‾ s ′ ( p ) p̸ = m u ‾ s ′ ( p ) \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \not{p} = m \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) u s ′ ( p ) p = m u s ′ ( p ) ,
X = ( u ‾ s ′ ( p ) p̸ ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) = m u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) X = \big( \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \not{p} \big) \gamma^0 v_s(\tilde{p}) = m \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 v_s(\tilde{p}) X = ( u s ′ ( p ) p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) = m u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ )
向右作用 :利用 p̸ γ 0 = γ 0 ̸ p ~ \not{p}\gamma^0 = \gamma^0 \not{\tilde{p}} p γ 0 = γ 0 p ~ 以及 ̸ p ~ v s ( p ~ ) = − m v s ( p ~ ) \not{\tilde{p}} v_s(\tilde{p}) = -m v_s(\tilde{p}) p ~ v s ( p ~ ) = − m v s ( p ~ ) ,
X = u ‾ s ′ ( p ) ( p̸ γ 0 ) v s ( p ~ ) = u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 ̸ p ~ v s ( p ~ ) = − m u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) X = \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \big( \not{p} \gamma^0 \big) v_s(\tilde{p}) = \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 \not{\tilde{p}} v_s(\tilde{p}) = -m \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 v_s(\tilde{p}) X = u s ′ ( p ) ( p γ 0 ) v s ( p ~ ) = u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 p ~ v s ( p ~ ) = − m u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ )
比较两种结果,必然有:
m u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) = − m u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) ⟹ 2 m u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = 0 m \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 v_s(\tilde{p}) = -m \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 v_s(\tilde{p}) \quad \implies \quad 2m \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 v_s(-\mathbf{p}) = 0 m u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) = − m u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( p ~ ) ⟹ 2 m u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = 0
对于 m ≠ 0 m \neq 0 m = 0 ,即证得 u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = 0 \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p})\gamma^0 v_s(-\mathbf{p}) = 0 u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = 0 。
(2) 证明 v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( − p ) = 0 \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p})\gamma^0 u_s(-\mathbf{p}) = 0 v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( − p ) = 0
同理,构造矩阵元 Y = v ‾ s ′ ( p ) p̸ γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) Y = \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \not{p} \gamma^0 u_s(\tilde{p}) Y = v s ′ ( p ) p γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) :
向左作用 :
Y = ( v ‾ s ′ ( p ) p̸ ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) = − m v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) Y = \big( \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \not{p} \big) \gamma^0 u_s(\tilde{p}) = -m \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 u_s(\tilde{p}) Y = ( v s ′ ( p ) p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) = − m v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ )
向右作用 :利用 ̸ p ~ u s ( p ~ ) = m u s ( p ~ ) \not{\tilde{p}} u_s(\tilde{p}) = m u_s(\tilde{p}) p ~ u s ( p ~ ) = m u s ( p ~ ) ,
Y = v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 ̸ p ~ u s ( p ~ ) = m v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) Y = \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 \not{\tilde{p}} u_s(\tilde{p}) = m \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 u_s(\tilde{p}) Y = v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 p ~ u s ( p ~ ) = m v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ )
比较两式得到 − m v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) = m v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) -m \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 u_s(\tilde{p}) = m \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p}) \gamma^0 u_s(\tilde{p}) − m v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) = m v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( p ~ ) ,即证得 v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( − p ) = 0 \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p})\gamma^0 u_s(-\mathbf{p}) = 0 v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( − p ) = 0 。
方法二:显式计算(利用 Weyl 表象)
在 Weyl(手征)表象中,Dirac 矩阵 γ 0 = ( 0 I I 0 ) \gamma^0 = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & I \\ I & 0 \end{pmatrix} γ 0 = ( 0 I I 0 ) 。旋量的显式解为:
u s ( p ) = ( E − p ⋅ σ χ s E + p ⋅ σ χ s ) , v s ( p ) = ( E − p ⋅ σ η s − E + p ⋅ σ η s ) u_s(\mathbf{p}) = \begin{pmatrix} \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \chi_s \\ \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \chi_s \end{pmatrix}, \quad v_s(\mathbf{p}) = \begin{pmatrix} \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \eta_s \\ -\sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \eta_s \end{pmatrix} u s ( p ) = ( E − p ⋅ σ χ s E + p ⋅ σ χ s ) , v s ( p ) = ( E − p ⋅ σ η s − E + p ⋅ σ η s )
将 p \mathbf{p} p 替换为 − p -\mathbf{p} − p (能量 E E E 保持不变),得到:
u s ( − p ) = ( E + p ⋅ σ χ s E − p ⋅ σ χ s ) , v s ( − p ) = ( E + p ⋅ σ η s − E − p ⋅ σ η s ) u_s(-\mathbf{p}) = \begin{pmatrix} \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \chi_s \\ \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \chi_s \end{pmatrix}, \quad v_s(-\mathbf{p}) = \begin{pmatrix} \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \eta_s \\ -\sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \eta_s \end{pmatrix} u s ( − p ) = ( E + p ⋅ σ χ s E − p ⋅ σ χ s ) , v s ( − p ) = ( E + p ⋅ σ η s − E − p ⋅ σ η s )
由于 u ‾ = u † γ 0 \overline{u} = u^\dagger \gamma^0 u = u † γ 0 ,且 ( γ 0 ) 2 = I (\gamma^0)^2 = I ( γ 0 ) 2 = I ,待求表达式化简为标准的内积形式:
u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = u s ′ † ( p ) ( γ 0 ) 2 v s ( − p ) = u s ′ † ( p ) v s ( − p ) \overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p})\gamma^0 v_s(-\mathbf{p}) = u_{s'}^\dagger(\mathbf{p}) (\gamma^0)^2 v_s(-\mathbf{p}) = u_{s'}^\dagger(\mathbf{p}) v_s(-\mathbf{p}) u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = u s ′ † ( p ) ( γ 0 ) 2 v s ( − p ) = u s ′ † ( p ) v s ( − p )
代入显式表达式进行矩阵乘法:
u s ′ † ( p ) v s ( − p ) = ( χ s ′ † E − p ⋅ σ , χ s ′ † E + p ⋅ σ ) ( E + p ⋅ σ η s − E − p ⋅ σ η s ) = χ s ′ † E − p ⋅ σ E + p ⋅ σ η s − χ s ′ † E + p ⋅ σ E − p ⋅ σ η s \begin{aligned}
u_{s'}^\dagger(\mathbf{p}) v_s(-\mathbf{p}) &= \left( \chi_{s'}^\dagger \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}}, \;\; \chi_{s'}^\dagger \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \right) \begin{pmatrix} \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \eta_s \\ -\sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \eta_s \end{pmatrix} \\
&= \chi_{s'}^\dagger \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \eta_s - \chi_{s'}^\dagger \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \eta_s
\end{aligned} u s ′ † ( p ) v s ( − p ) = ( χ s ′ † E − p ⋅ σ , χ s ′ † E + p ⋅ σ ) ( E + p ⋅ σ η s − E − p ⋅ σ η s ) = χ s ′ † E − p ⋅ σ E + p ⋅ σ η s − χ s ′ † E + p ⋅ σ E − p ⋅ σ η s
由于矩阵 ( E − p ⋅ σ ) (E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}) ( E − p ⋅ σ ) 与 ( E + p ⋅ σ ) (E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}) ( E + p ⋅ σ ) 相互对易,它们的平方根也对易,且乘积为:
E − p ⋅ σ E + p ⋅ σ = E 2 − ( p ⋅ σ ) 2 = E 2 − p 2 = m 2 = m \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} = \sqrt{E^2 - (\mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma})^2} = \sqrt{E^2 - \mathbf{p}^2} = \sqrt{m^2} = m E − p ⋅ σ E + p ⋅ σ = E 2 − ( p ⋅ σ ) 2 = E 2 − p 2 = m 2 = m
因此,两项完全抵消(此结论对 m = 0 m=0 m = 0 亦平凡成立):
u s ′ † ( p ) v s ( − p ) = m χ s ′ † η s − m χ s ′ † η s = 0 u_{s'}^\dagger(\mathbf{p}) v_s(-\mathbf{p}) = m \chi_{s'}^\dagger \eta_s - m \chi_{s'}^\dagger \eta_s = 0 u s ′ † ( p ) v s ( − p ) = m χ s ′ † η s − m χ s ′ † η s = 0
同理,计算第二个等式:
v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( − p ) = v s ′ † ( p ) u s ( − p ) \overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p})\gamma^0 u_s(-\mathbf{p}) = v_{s'}^\dagger(\mathbf{p}) u_s(-\mathbf{p}) v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( − p ) = v s ′ † ( p ) u s ( − p )
v s ′ † ( p ) u s ( − p ) = ( η s ′ † E − p ⋅ σ , − η s ′ † E + p ⋅ σ ) ( E + p ⋅ σ χ s E − p ⋅ σ χ s ) = η s ′ † E − p ⋅ σ E + p ⋅ σ χ s − η s ′ † E + p ⋅ σ E − p ⋅ σ χ s = m η s ′ † χ s − m η s ′ † χ s = 0 \begin{aligned}
v_{s'}^\dagger(\mathbf{p}) u_s(-\mathbf{p}) &= \left( \eta_{s'}^\dagger \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}}, \;\; -\eta_{s'}^\dagger \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \right) \begin{pmatrix} \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \chi_s \\ \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \chi_s \end{pmatrix} \\
&= \eta_{s'}^\dagger \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \chi_s - \eta_{s'}^\dagger \sqrt{E + \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \sqrt{E - \mathbf{p} \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma}} \, \chi_s \\
&= m \eta_{s'}^\dagger \chi_s - m \eta_{s'}^\dagger \chi_s = 0
\end{aligned} v s ′ † ( p ) u s ( − p ) = ( η s ′ † E − p ⋅ σ , − η s ′ † E + p ⋅ σ ) ( E + p ⋅ σ χ s E − p ⋅ σ χ s ) = η s ′ † E − p ⋅ σ E + p ⋅ σ χ s − η s ′ † E + p ⋅ σ E − p ⋅ σ χ s = m η s ′ † χ s − m η s ′ † χ s = 0
综上所述,等式 (38.22) 得到严格验证:
u ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) = 0 v ‾ s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( − p ) = 0 \boxed{
\begin{aligned}
\overline{u}_{s'}(\mathbf{p})\gamma^0 v_s(-\mathbf{p}) &= 0 \\
\overline{v}_{s'}(\mathbf{p})\gamma^0 u_s(-\mathbf{p}) &= 0
\end{aligned}
} u s ′ ( p ) γ 0 v s ( − p ) v s ′ ( p ) γ 0 u s ( − p ) = 0 = 0