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I am currently reading Particle Physics by Palash Pal. In one place, the author shows the Feynman diagram for the electron-proton scattering:
Then, he writes the Feynman amplitude for the process: $$i \mathcal{M} \ = \ \left[ \bar{u}(\vec{k'}) i e \gamma^\mu u(\vec{k}) \right] \frac{-ig_{\mu\nu}}{q^2} \left[\bar{u}(\vec{p'}) i e \Gamma^\nu u(\vec{p}) \right]$$ Then he writes,
where,
and
After this, he proceeds to find the expression for the ##\Gamma## in ##h_{\mu\nu}##.
My question is, how does he write the terms for ##l^{\mu\nu}## and ##h_{\mu\nu}## just by looking at ##\mathcal{M}##? I am sure I am missing something, and the answer is very trivial, but since I have none to ask, I hope you will help me out.
Notation used: According to the author, bold font means a 3-vector, while normal font means a 4-vector. So, k is a 4-vector, while k is the corresponding 3-vector.
where,
and
After this, he proceeds to find the expression for the ##\Gamma## in ##h_{\mu\nu}##.
My question is, how does he write the terms for ##l^{\mu\nu}## and ##h_{\mu\nu}## just by looking at ##\mathcal{M}##? I am sure I am missing something, and the answer is very trivial, but since I have none to ask, I hope you will help me out.
Notation used: According to the author, bold font means a 3-vector, while normal font means a 4-vector. So, k is a 4-vector, while k is the corresponding 3-vector.