Assignment-3

Given the mode expansion

Z

(x) =

d3 k
[a(k)eik.x + a (k)eik.x ]
(2)3 2k

where
[a(k), a(k 0 )] = 0,
[a (k), a (k 0 )] = 0,

with k = k 2 + m2 .

[a(k), a (k 0 )] = (2)3 2k 3 (kk 0 )

1. Find the expression for (x y) i[(x), (y)].

2. Show that the Pauli-Jordan function defined above vanishes for spacelike separations, i.e (x x0 )2 < 0.
3. Also show that from your expansion of (x x0 ) that
x0 (x y) = 3 (x y)
( I am not sure of the minus sign on the RHS. - No! you are not
allowed to use the Equal time commutation relations for the field )
4. Calculate the Total Hamiltonian of the scalar field theory in a normal
ordered format ( i.e. all a s appear to the left of all as).