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Homework Statement
In order to determine the infinitesimal generators of the conformal group we consider an infinitesimal coordinate transformation:
[itex]x^{\mu} \to x^\mu+\epsilon^\mu[/itex]
We obtain [itex]\partial_\mu\epsilon_\nu+\partial_\nu\epsilon_\mu=\frac{2}{d}(\partial\cdot\epsilon)\eta_{\mu\nu}[/itex] where d is the dimension of spacetime.
Derive [itex](\eta_{\mu\nu}\Box+(d-2)\partial_\mu \partial_\nu)\partial\cdot\epsilon=0[/itex]
Homework Equations
[itex]\eta_{\mu\nu}\eta^{\mu\nu}=d[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I think I am really close to the solution, but somehow I don't arrive there.
[itex]\partial_\mu\epsilon_\nu+\partial_\nu\epsilon_\mu=\frac{2}{d}(\partial\cdot\epsilon)\eta_{\mu\nu}[/itex]
[itex]\Rightarrow \partial^\nu\partial_\mu\epsilon_\nu+\partial^\nu{\partial}_\nu\epsilon_\mu=\frac{2}{d}\partial^\nu({\partial}\cdot\epsilon)\eta_{\mu\nu}[/itex]
[itex]\Rightarrow \partial_\mu(\partial\cdot\epsilon)+\Box{\epsilon}_\mu=\frac{2}{d}\partial_\mu(\partial\cdot\epsilon)[/itex]
[itex]\Rightarrow (d-2)\partial_\mu(\partial\cdot\epsilon)+d\cdot{\Box}{\epsilon}_\mu=0[/itex]
[itex]\Rightarrow (d-2)\partial_\mu\partial_\nu(\partial\cdot\epsilon)+d\partial_\nu\Box{\epsilon}_\mu=0[/itex]
I think I need to use [itex]d=\eta_{\mu\nu}\eta^{\mu\nu}[/itex] now, but I don't get the right result.
Can somebody help me?
physicus