What is the magnitude of the relativistic wave-vector?

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Hey guys,

I regard a relativistic vector:
$$

k^\mu =(k^0,k^1,k^2,k^3,)=(\frac{\omega_k}{c}, \vec{k} )

$$

What is [itex]|\vec{k}|[/itex] of this vector?
Is it the same as [itex]k^0[/itex]?

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Yes it's just given by the dispersion relation.
 
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[tex]k_0=\omega/c[/tex].
[tex]{|\bf k|}^2=k^2_0-m^2,[/tex] and equals [itex]k^2_0[/itex] only if m=0.
 
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