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| ====== Symbols ====== | ====== Symbols ====== | ||
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| + | * Derivatives with respect to the four-vector $x^{\mu}=(ct,\vec{x})$ are denoted by | ||
| + | \begin{eqnarray} | ||
| + | \partial_{\mu}\equiv {\partial\over \partial x^{\mu}} | ||
| + | =\left({1\over c}{\partial\over\partial t},\vec{\nabla}\right). | ||
| + | \end{eqnarray} | ||
| + | * Space-time indices are labelled by Greek letters ($\mu,\nu,\ldots=0,1,2,3$) | ||
| + | * Latin indices are used for spatial directions ($i,j,\ldots=1,2,3$). | ||
| + | * Moreover, $\sigma^{\mu}=(\mathbf{1},\sigma^{i})$ where $\sigma^{i}$ are the Pauli matrices $$ | ||
| + | \sigma^{1}=\left( | ||
| + | \begin{array}{rr} | ||
| + | 0 & 1 \\ | ||
| + | 1 & 0 | ||
| + | \end{array} | ||
| + | \right), \quad \sigma^{2}=\left( | ||
| + | \begin{array}{rr} | ||
| + | 0 & -i \\ | ||
| + | i & 0 | ||
| + | \end{array} | ||
| + | \right), \quad | ||
| + | \sigma^{3}=\left( | ||
| + | \begin{array}{rr} | ||
| + | 1 & 0 \\ | ||
| + | 0 & -1 | ||
| + | \end{array} | ||
| + | \right).$$ | ||
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| + | **Math Symbols** | ||
| \begin{align} | \begin{align} | ||
| &\mathbb{N} = \{0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots\} \\ | &\mathbb{N} = \{0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots\} \\ | ||
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