Difference in Sign for 6.4 Equation

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The discussion centers on the derivation of equation 6.4 from a specific paper, highlighting a sign discrepancy in the results obtained by the user compared to the author's findings. The user utilized the four-component Dirac spinor and derived identities involving gamma matrices, leading to the expression \(\frac{1}{4z}\gamma_{\mu}\gamma_{5}\overline{\Psi}\gamma^{\mu}\Psi = \frac{-2}{z}(\chi\psi - \overline{\chi}\overline{\psi})\). Despite multiple calculations, the user consistently encountered a sign difference, particularly in the first term, yielding \(\frac{3}{z} (\chi\psi - \overline{\chi}\overline{\psi})\).

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I have a hard time trying to derive the equation in 6.4 . This is what I've done, and as you will see I have a sign difference compared to his.
http://scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=PRVDAQ000070000001015012000001&idtype=cvips&prog=normal
Starting with page 8, equation 6.2, considering the second term in the action, i.e.

D_{\mu}\overline{\psi}\gamma^{\mu}\psi

note: the author used the four-component Dirac spinor as \left(<br /> \begin{array}{cc}<br /> \chi\\<br /> \overline{\psi}<br /> \end{array}<br /> \right)<br />

I also calculated some identities:
\psi* \gamma^0 \gamma^{\mu} = \gamma^0 \gamma^{\mu} \psi*
\gamma^{\mu}\gamma_{\mu} = 4
\{\gamma^{\mu} , \gamma^{\nu}\} = 2g^{\mu\nu}

With these,
I obtain for \frac{1}{4z}\gamma_{\mu}\gamma_{5}\overline{\Psi}\gamma^{\mu}\Psi = \frac{-2}{z}(\chi\psi - \overline{\chi}\overline{\psi})

I have a sign difference with the author's in equation 6.4
I calculated for the first term too. Still a sign difference. In fact, I get something like \frac{3}{z} (\chi\psi - \overline{\chi}\overline{\psi})
 
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