Gamma 5 Dirac Matrice: Understanding Pseudo-Scalar

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Hi, i wonder somethin'

when I see that definition of the matrice:
[tex]\gamma^5=\gamma^0\gamma^1\gamma^2\gamma^3[/tex]
I don't see why it is a pseudo-scalar.
 
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If you inspect [tex]\gamma^5[/tex],you can see that it anti commutes with [tex]\gamma^0[/tex] (while 0 stands for the time coordinate).
so under space inversion the expression will change it's sign
[tex]\psi^{\dag}\gamma^{0}\gamma^5\psi\rightarrow-\psi^{\dag}\gamma^0\gamma^5\psi[/tex]
and that is a property of a Pseudoscalar
 
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