High Energy Another typo in Peskin & Schroeder's QFT?

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The discussion centers on a potential typo in Peskin & Schroeder's Quantum Field Theory, specifically regarding the expression on page 103 following equation (4.68). The poster questions whether the field ##\phi_f({\mathbf p}_f)## should be complex conjugated in that context. The consensus is that it indeed should be complex conjugated, confirming the suspicion of an undetected error. This highlights the importance of careful proofreading in academic texts. Typos in foundational texts like this can lead to misunderstandings in complex topics.
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I'm using a Peskin & Schroeder's copy that looks like it has all typos corrected and I wonder if the following is an undetected typo:
On pp. 103 and on the RHS of the bra expression just after (4.68), shouldn't the ##\phi_f({\mathbf p}_f)## be complex conjugated?
 
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