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Real-complex compatibility of Grassmann Gaussian integrals (Pf(diag(M,M))=detM)

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For an even-dimensional antisymmetric matrix M, put θ=(u+iv)/2​ and θˉ=(u−iv)/2​, with independent Grassmann variables u,v. Anticommutation cancels the mixed terms, giving θˉTMθ=(uTMu+vTMv)/2. The constant Grassmann change-of-variables formula changes only the normalization. The two real Pfaffians multiply to Pf(M)2=detM, agreeing with the complex Grassmann Gaussian integral. In odd dimension detM=0 and both top-degree integrals vanish.

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