What am I missing here? (QFT: ##e^- - p## scattering)

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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:

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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,
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where,
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and
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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.[/size]
 
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Has the book gone through the identities for traces and contractions with the gamma matrices and polarization spinors?
 
DarMM said:
Has the book gone through the identities for traces and contractions with the gamma matrices and polarization spinors?
Yes, it has, but not in great details. I might be forgetting something. I need to look those up.
 
Wrichik Basu said:
Yes, it has, but not in great details. I might be forgetting something. I need to look those up.
They're essentially responsible for the result. I'd look them up again and remember what indices are being contracted.
 
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