I want to prove that every element in $\operatorname{SU}(2)$ has the form
$$
\begin{bmatrix} \alpha& \beta\\ -\bar{\beta} & -\bar{\alpha}\end{bmatrix},
$$
with $\alpha, \beta\in \mathbb{C}$, for this I took an arbitrary element
$$
\begin{bmatrix} \alpha& \beta\\ \gamma & \delta\end{bmatrix},
$$
and I arrive at the following equalities
$$
\alpha\delta-\beta\gamma=1, \quad \alpha\bar{\alpha}+\beta\bar{\beta}=1, \quad \bar{\alpha}\gamma+\bar{\beta}\delta=0, \quad \gamma\bar{\gamma}+\delta\bar{\delta}=1
$$
but I don't know from here how to prove that $\gamma=-\bar{\beta}$ and $\delta=-\bar{\alpha}$, any idea? Thank you.
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