Complex differential 1-form question

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Homework Statement


I am trying to solve Nakahara Ex. 1.5. I have already solved part (1), but I am stuck trying to generalize the equation of (1) to prove part (2). I think I will be able to complete the proof if I can establish the following equation:


Homework Equations



[tex]\int dz d\overline{z} \exp({-z\overline{z}}) = \int dx dy \exp({- x^2 - y^2})[/tex]



The Attempt at a Solution


Using [itex]z = x + iy[/itex], it is obvious that both exponents are the same, but the Jacobian from the coordinate transformation does not seem to be equal to 1. Is it true that [itex]dz d\overline{z} = dx dy[/itex] ? If so, why?
 
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What you have is [itex]dz\wedge d\bar{z}[/itex], compute [itex]dz[/itex] and [itex]d\bar{z}[/itex] and take their wedge product.