Using Minkowski signature (+,−,−,−), for the Lagrangian density
L=∂μϕ∂μϕ†−m2ϕϕ†
of the complex scalar field, we have the field
ϕ(x)=∫d3→p2(2π)3ω→p(a(→p)e−ipx+b†(→p)e+ipx).
I'm trying to now find an equation for the a(→p) and b(→p) (with the final goal of finding an expression for [a(→p),b†(→q)] using [ϕ(x),Π(y)]).
What I should note is that we are considering all of this in the Schrodinger picture (t=0) so I suppose the very first thing to do is change all the x's to →x right?
The strategy I'm struggling to implement and failing at many points along the way:
Find the momentum Πϕ(x)=∂L∂˙ϕ=˙ϕ†.
Add some combination of ϕ(x) and Π(x) to get rid of one of the creation/annihilation operators.
Do an inverse Fourier transform to find a(→p) in terms of ϕ(x), for example.
None of the major text books seem to actually carry this through, and instead write something like "and it's easy to show…". However I don't find it too easy, especially part 3. as I'm not a Fourier transform expert.
Could anyone either direct me somewhere where the above is computed explicitly (in more than 2/3 lines), or help me understand each of the 3 steps above?
(I realise it is easy to find a reference where this is done for the real scalar field, in which case we have a(→p) and a†(→p). Even still, I find it hard to follow parts.)
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