A Klein Gordon Lagrangian -- Summation question

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The Klein-Gordon Lagrangian is expressed as \(\mathcal{L}=\frac{1}{2}\partial_{\mu}\phi\partial^{\mu}\phi-\frac{1}{2}m^2\phi^2\). The term \(\partial_{\mu}\phi\partial^{\mu}\phi\) involves summation over the dummy index \(\mu\), confirming that it is indeed a summation. It is valid to write \(\partial_{\mu}\phi\partial^{\mu}\phi\) as \(\partial_{\alpha}\phi\partial^{\alpha}\phi\) since the indices are interchangeable. Additionally, the expression can be represented as \(g^{\mu \nu} \partial_{\mu} \phi \partial_{\nu} \phi\), emphasizing the necessity of summation over repeated indices. Understanding these notations is crucial for working with the Klein-Gordon field theory.
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Klein Gordon Lagrangian is given by
\mathcal{L}=\frac{1}{2}\partial_{\mu}\phi\partial^{\mu}\phi-\frac{1}{2}m^2\phi^2
I saw also this link
https://www.pas.rochester.edu/assets/pdf/undergraduate/the_free_klein_gordon_field_theory.pdf
Can someone explain me, what is
\partial_{\mu}\phi\partial^{\mu}\phi
this is some sumation so I suppose that ##\mu## is dummy index? Right? So is it correct to write
\partial_{\mu}\phi\partial^{\mu}\phi=\partial_{\alpha}\phi\partial^{\alpha}\phi?
 
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That's correct, equivalently ##\partial_{\mu} \phi \partial^{\mu} \phi = g^{\mu \nu} \partial_{\mu} \phi \partial_{\nu} \phi## where as usual summation is required over repeated indices.
 
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