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Homework Statement
You know the p-slash operator in Cartesian coordinates:
[tex]{p_{slash}} = {\gamma _\mu }{p^\mu } = {\gamma _0}{p_0} - \vec \gamma \bullet {\bf{\vec p}}[/tex]
...but what is p-slash operator in spherical coordinates?
Homework Equations
- spherical coordinate transformation
- |x| and t are in reverse-sense, as prescribed by Minkowski metric
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The Attempt at a Solution
My solution-attempt is at the stage of "brainstorming". Specifically:
Does only the "r" part get a minus sign, and the "t" part stay positive (I'm thinking the Minkowski metric here), while the "theta" and "phi" part stay as-is?
But theta and phi, I remember, get mixed up, somehow, in Lorentz boosts...