Klein-Gordon propagator

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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
2. Relevant equations
Show that the KG propagator
[tex] G_F (x) = \int \frac{d^4p}{(2\pi)^4} e^{-ip.x} \frac{1}{p^2-m^2+i\epsilon} [/tex]
satsify
[tex](\square + m^2) G_F (x) = -\delta(x) [/tex]

3. The attempt at a solution
I get
[tex](\square + m^2) G_F (x) = - \int \frac{d^4p}{(2\pi)^4} (p^2-m^2) e^{-ip.x} \frac{1}{p^2-m^2+i\epsilon} [/tex]
but where do I go from there?

pam

Cancel the numerate and denominator p^2-m^2.
The i epsilon is just a direction how to take the contour, and is negligible here.
The remaining integral is \delta^4.

malawi_glenn

how does (p^2-m^2)/(p^2-m^+i*epsilon) cancel?

I would try to do the limit of epsilon -> 0+

pam

That's what
"The i epsilon is just a direction how to take the contour, and is negligible here."
means.