# Appendix
## A.1 Matrix Inversion
**Exercise A.1.1** Using the Method described above, show that
$$
\begin{pmatrix}
2 & 1 & 3\\
0 & 1 & 2\\
-1 & 1 & 1
\end{pmatrix}^{-1}=\begin{pmatrix}
1 & -2 & 1\\
2 & -5 & 4\\
-1 & 3 & -2
\end{pmatrix}
$$
and
$$
\begin{pmatrix}
2 & 1 & 3\\
4 & 1 & 2\\
0 & -1 & 2
\end{pmatrix}^{-1}=\dfrac{1}{12}
\begin{pmatrix}
-4 & 5 & 1\\
8 & -4 & -8\\
4 & -2 & 2
\end{pmatrix}
$$

**Solution.** (1) For given matrix
$$
M = \begin{pmatrix}
2 & 1 & 3 \\
0 & 1 & 2 \\
-1 & 1 & 1
\end{pmatrix}
$$
Define the row vectors:
$$
\mathbf{A} = (2, 1, 3),\quad \mathbf{B} = (0, 1, 2),\quad \mathbf{C} = (-1, 1, 1)
$$
Compute the reciprocal vectors
$$
\begin{align*}
\mathbf{A}_R &= \mathbf{B} \times \mathbf{C} = 
\begin{vmatrix}
\mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\
0 & 1 & 2 \\
-1 & 1 & 1
\end{vmatrix} \\
&= \mathbf{i}(1 \cdot 1 - 2 \cdot 1) - \mathbf{j}(0 \cdot 1 - 2 \cdot (-1)) + \mathbf{k}(0 \cdot 1 - 1 \cdot (-1)) \\
&= \mathbf{i}(-1) - \mathbf{j}(2) + \mathbf{k}(1) = (-1, -2, 1)
\end{align*}
$$
$$
\begin{align*}
\mathbf{B}_R &= \mathbf{C} \times \mathbf{A} = 
\begin{vmatrix}
\mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\
-1 & 1 & 1 \\
2 & 1 & 3
\end{vmatrix} \\
&= \mathbf{i}(1 \cdot 3 - 1 \cdot 1) - \mathbf{j}(-1 \cdot 3 - 1 \cdot 2) + \mathbf{k}(-1 \cdot 1 - 1 \cdot 2) \\
&= \mathbf{i}(2) - \mathbf{j}(-5) + \mathbf{k}(-3) = (2, 5, -3)
\end{align*}
$$
$$
\begin{align*}
\mathbf{C}_R &= \mathbf{A} \times \mathbf{B} = 
\begin{vmatrix}
\mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\
2 & 1 & 3 \\
0 & 1 & 2
\end{vmatrix} \\
&= \mathbf{i}(1 \cdot 2 - 3 \cdot 1) - \mathbf{j}(2 \cdot 2 - 3 \cdot 0) + \mathbf{k}(2 \cdot 1 - 1 \cdot 0) \\
&= \mathbf{i}(-1) - \mathbf{j}(4) + \mathbf{k}(2) = (-1, -4, 2)
\end{align*}
$$
Construct the cofactor matrix
$$
\overline{M} = \begin{pmatrix}
-1 & 2 & -1 \\
-2 & 5 & -4 \\
1 & -3 & 2
\end{pmatrix}
$$
Compute the determinant
$$
\begin{align*}
\det M &= \mathbf{A} \cdot (\mathbf{B} \times \mathbf{C}) \\
&= \begin{vmatrix}
2 & 1 & 3 \\
0 & 1 & 2 \\
-1 & 1 & 1
\end{vmatrix} \\
&= 2(1 \cdot 1 - 2 \cdot 1) - 1(0 \cdot 1 - 2 \cdot (-1)) + 3(0 \cdot 1 - 1 \cdot (-1)) \\
&= 2(-1) - 1(2) + 3(1) = -2 - 2 + 3 = -1
\end{align*}
$$
The inverse matrix is
$$
M^{-1} = \frac{\overline{M}}{\det M} = \frac{1}{-1} \begin{pmatrix}
-1 & 2 & -1 \\
-2 & 5 & -4 \\
1 & -3 & 2
\end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix}
1 & -2 & 1 \\
2 & -5 & 4 \\
-1 & 3 & -2
\end{pmatrix}
$$
(2) For given matrix
$$
M = \begin{pmatrix}
2 & 1 & 3 \\
4 & 1 & 2 \\
0 & -1 & 2
\end{pmatrix}
$$
Define the row vectors as
$$
\mathbf{A} = (2, 1, 3),\quad \mathbf{B} = (4, 1, 2),\quad \mathbf{C} = (0, -1, 2)
$$
Compute the reciprocal vectors
$$
\begin{align*}
\mathbf{A}_R &= \mathbf{B} \times \mathbf{C} = 
\begin{vmatrix}
\mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\
4 & 1 & 2 \\
0 & -1 & 2
\end{vmatrix} \\
&= \mathbf{i}(1 \cdot 2 - 2 \cdot (-1)) - \mathbf{j}(4 \cdot 2 - 2 \cdot 0) + \mathbf{k}(4 \cdot (-1) - 1 \cdot 0) \\
&= \mathbf{i}(4) - \mathbf{j}(8) + \mathbf{k}(-4) = (4, -8, -4)
\end{align*}
$$
$$
\begin{align*}
\mathbf{B}_R &= \mathbf{C} \times \mathbf{A} = 
\begin{vmatrix}
\mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\
0 & -1 & 2 \\
2 & 1 & 3
\end{vmatrix} \\
&= \mathbf{i}((-1) \cdot 3 - 2 \cdot 1) - \mathbf{j}(0 \cdot 3 - 2 \cdot 2) + \mathbf{k}(0 \cdot 1 - (-1) \cdot 2) \\
&= \mathbf{i}(-5) - \mathbf{j}(-4) + \mathbf{k}(2) = (-5, 4, 2)
\end{align*}
$$
$$
\begin{align*}
\mathbf{C}_R &= \mathbf{A} \times \mathbf{B} = 
\begin{vmatrix}
\mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\
2 & 1 & 3 \\
4 & 1 & 2
\end{vmatrix} \\
&= \mathbf{i}(1 \cdot 2 - 3 \cdot 1) - \mathbf{j}(2 \cdot 2 - 3 \cdot 4) + \mathbf{k}(2 \cdot 1 - 1 \cdot 4) \\
&= \mathbf{i}(-1) - \mathbf{j}(-8) + \mathbf{k}(-2) = (-1, 8, -2)
\end{align*}
$$
Construct the cofactor matrix:
$$
\overline{M} = \begin{pmatrix}
4 & -5 & -1 \\
-8 & 4 & 8 \\
-4 & 2 & -2
\end{pmatrix}
$$
The determinant is
$$
\begin{align*}
\det M &= \mathbf{A} \cdot (\mathbf{B} \times \mathbf{C}) \\
&= \begin{vmatrix}
2 & 1 & 3 \\
4 & 1 & 2 \\
0 & -1 & 2
\end{vmatrix} \\
&= 2(1 \cdot 2 - 2 \cdot (-1)) - 1(4 \cdot 2 - 2 \cdot 0) + 3(4 \cdot (-1) - 1 \cdot 0) \\
&= 2(4) - 1(8) + 3(-4) = 8 - 8 - 12 = -12
\end{align*}
$$
Inverse matrix is 
$$
M^{-1} = \frac{\overline{M}}{\det M} = \frac{1}{-12} \begin{pmatrix}
4 & -5 & -1 \\
-8 & 4 & 8 \\
-4 & 2 & -2
\end{pmatrix} = \frac{1}{12} \begin{pmatrix}
-4 & 5 & 1 \\
8 & -4 & -8 \\
4 & -2 & 2
\end{pmatrix}
$$
$$
~\tag*{$\blacksquare$}
$$
## A.2 Gaussian Integrals
## A.3 Complex Numbers
## A.4 The $\mathrm{i}\varepsilon$ Prescription

Appendix

# Chapter 21 Path Integrals——II
## 21.1 Derivation of the Path Integral
## 21.2 Imaginary Time Formalism
## 21.3 Spin and Fermion Path Integrals
## 21.4 Summary

Chapter 21 Path Integrals——II

# Chapter 20 The Dirac Equation
## 20.1 The Free-Particle Dirac Equation
**Exercise 20.1.1** Derive the continuity equation
$$
\dfrac{\partial P}{\partial t}+\nabla\cdot\vec{j}=0
$$
where $P=\psi^{\dagger}\psi$ and $\vec{j}=c\psi^{\dagger}\vec{\alpha}\psi$.



**Solution.**
Start from the Dirac equation
$$
\begin{aligned}
\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial t}&=\left(c\vec{\alpha}\cdot\vec{P}+\beta mc^{2}\right)\psi\\
\dfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial t}&=-c\vec{\alpha}\cdot\nabla\psi-\dfrac{\mathrm{i}}{\hbar}\beta mc^{2}\psi
\end{aligned}
$$
where $\vec{P}=-\mathrm{i}\hbar\nabla$. Take $\dagger$ on the both side, we get 
$$
\dfrac{\partial\psi^{\dagger}}{\partial t}=-c\nabla\psi^{\dagger}\cdot\vec{\alpha}^{\dagger}+\dfrac{\mathrm{i}}{\hbar}\psi^{\dagger}\beta^{\dagger} mc^{2}
$$
Since
$$
\begin{aligned}
\vec{\alpha}^{\dagger}&=\vec{\alpha}\\
\beta^{\dagger}&=\beta
\end{aligned}
$$
We get
$$
\dfrac{\partial\psi^{\dagger}}{\partial t}=-c\nabla\psi^{\dagger}\cdot\vec{\alpha}+\dfrac{\mathrm{i}}{\hbar}\psi^{\dagger}\beta mc^{2}
$$
Thus
$$
\begin{aligned}
\dfrac{\partial P}{\partial t}=\dfrac{\partial}{\partial t}(\psi^{\dagger}\psi)&=\dfrac{\partial\psi^{\dagger}}{\partial t}\psi+\psi^{\dagger}\dfrac{\partial \psi}{\partial t}\\
&=-c\nabla\psi^{\dagger}\cdot\vec{\alpha}\psi+\cancel{\dfrac{\mathrm{i}}{\hbar}\psi^{\dagger}\beta mc^{2}\psi}-\psi^{\dagger}c\vec{\alpha}\cdot\nabla\psi-\cancel{\dfrac{\mathrm{i}}{\hbar}\psi^{\dagger}\beta mc^{2}\psi}\\
&=-c\left(\nabla\psi^{\dagger}\cdot\vec{\alpha}\psi+\psi^{\dagger}\vec{\alpha}\cdot\nabla\psi\right)\\
&=-\nabla\cdot(c\psi^{\dagger}\vec{\alpha}\psi)=-\nabla\cdot\vec{j}
\end{aligned}
$$
Finally, we get the continuity equation
$$
\dfrac{\partial P}{\partial t}+\nabla\cdot\vec{j}=0
$$
$$
~\tag*{$\blacksquare$}
$$
## 20.2 Electromagnetic Interaction of the Dirac Paritlce
**Exercise 20.2.1** Derive Eq. (20.2.16).

**Solution.** To compute the $\vec{\pi}\times\vec{\pi}$, we could compute the $i$-th component first:
$$
\begin{aligned}
(\vec{\pi}\times\vec{\pi})_{i}&=\varepsilon_{ijk}\pi_{j}\pi_{k}\\
&=\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{ijk}\pi_{j}\pi_{k}+\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{ijk}\pi_{j}\pi_{k}\\
&=\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{ijk}\pi_{j}\pi_{k}+\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{ikj}\pi_{k}\pi_{j}\\
&=\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{ijk}\pi_{j}\pi_{k}-\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{ijk}\pi_{k}\pi_{j}\\
&=\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{ijk}[\pi_{j},\pi_{k}]
\end{aligned}
$$
Therefore, we need to compute the commutative relation between the mechanical momentum operator components, by definition, it is
$$
\begin{aligned}
[\pi_{j},\pi_{k}]&=\left[P_{j}-\dfrac{q}{c}A_{j},P_{k}-\dfrac{q}{c}A_{k}\right]\\
&=[P_{j},P_{k}]-\dfrac{q}{c}[P_{j},A_{k}]-\dfrac{q}{c}[A_{j},P_{k}]+\left(\dfrac{q}{c}\right)^{2}[A_{j},A_{k}]
\end{aligned}
$$
Now let's compute the commutators:
$$
\begin{aligned}
[P_{j},P_{k}]\psi&=(P_{j}P_{k}-P_{k}P_{j})\psi=P_{j}\left(-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial}{\partial x_{k}}\right)-P_{k}\left(-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial}{\partial x_{j}}\right)\\
&=(-\mathrm{i}\hbar)^{2}\dfrac{\partial}{\partial x_{j}}\left(\dfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_{k}}\right)-(-\mathrm{i}\hbar)^{2}\dfrac{\partial}{\partial x_{k}}\left(\dfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_{j}}\right)\\
&=-\hbar^{2}\dfrac{\partial^{2}\psi}{\partial x_{j}\partial x_{k}}+\hbar^{2}\dfrac{\partial^{2}\psi}{\partial x_{k}\partial x_{j}}=0
\end{aligned}
$$
$$
\begin{aligned}
[P_{j},A_{k}]\psi&=(P_{j}A_{k}-A_{k}P_{j})\psi=P_{j}(A_{k}\psi)-A_{k}(P_{j}\psi)\\
&=-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial}{\partial x_{j}}(A_{k}\psi)-A_{k}\left(-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_{j}}\right)\\
&=-\mathrm{i}\hbar\left(\dfrac{\partial A_{k}}{\partial x_{j}}\psi+A_{k}\dfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_{j}}\right)-A_{k}\left(-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_{j}}\right)\\
&=-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial A_{k}}{\partial x_{j}}\psi
\end{aligned}
$$
$$
\begin{aligned}
[A_{j},P_{k}]\psi&=(A_{j}P_{k}-P_{k}A_{j})\psi=A_{j}(P_{k}\psi)-P_{k}(A_{j}\psi)\\
&=A_{j}\left(-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial \psi}{\partial x_{k}}\right)-(-\mathrm{i}\hbar)\dfrac{\partial}{\partial x_{k}}(A_{j}\psi)\\
&=A_{j}\left(-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial \psi}{\partial x_{k}}\right)+\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial A_{j}}{\partial x_{k}}\psi+\mathrm{i}\hbar A_{j}\dfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_{k}}\\
&=\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial A_{j}}{\partial x_{k}}\psi
\end{aligned}
$$
$$
[A_{j},A_{k}]\psi=(A_{j}A_{k}-A_{k}A_{j})\psi=(A_{j}A_{k}-A_{j}A_{k})\psi=0
$$
Therefore,
$$
\begin{aligned}
(\vec{\pi}\times\vec{\pi})_{i}&=\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{ijk}[\pi_{j},\pi_{k}]\\
&=-\dfrac{q}{c}\left(-\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial A_{k}}{\partial x_{j}}+\mathrm{i}\hbar\dfrac{\partial A_{j}}{\partial x_{k}}\right)\\
&=\dfrac{\mathrm{i}q\hbar}{c}\left(\dfrac{\partial A_{k}}{\partial x_{j}}-\dfrac{\partial A_{j}}{\partial x_{k}}\right)\\
&=\dfrac{\mathrm{i}q\hbar}{c}\varepsilon_{ijk}\dfrac{\partial A_{k}}{\partial x_{j}}\\
&=\dfrac{\mathrm{i}q\hbar}{c}B_{i}
\end{aligned}
$$
Thus we get Eq. (20.2.16):
$$
\vec{\pi}\times\vec{\pi}=\dfrac{\mathrm{i}q\hbar}{c}\vec{B}
$$
$$
~\tag*{$\blacksquare$}
$$
## 20.3 More on Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

Chapter 20 The Dirac Equation

# Chapter 19 Scattering Theory
## 19.1 Introduction
## 19.2 Recapitulation of One-Dimensional Scattering and Overview
## 19.3 The Born Approximation (Time-Dependent Description)
## 19.4 Born Again (The Time-Independent Approximation)
## 19.5 The Partial Wave Expansion
## 19.6 Two-Particle Scattering

Chapter 19 Scattering Theory

# Chapter 18 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory
## 18.1 The Problem
## 18.2 First-Order Perturbation Theory
## 18.3 Higher Orders in Perturbation Theory
## 18.4 A General Discussion of Electromagnetric Interactions
## 18.5 Interaction of Atoms with Electromagnetic Radiation