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Pauli-Lubanski orthogonality (WμPμ​=0)

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In Wμ=−ϵμνρσPν​Mρσ​/2, contracting with Pμ​ gives zero because the commuting momentum products are symmetric in μ,ν while the alternating tensor is antisymmetric. Reordering P and M makes no difference because the resulting metric contractions with the alternating tensor vanish.
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