FeynCalc manual (development version)

MTE

MTE[mu, nu] is the metric tensor in D-4 dimensions.

See also

Overview, FeynCalcExternal, FCE, FCI, MT, MTD.

Examples

MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]]

\hat{g}^{\alpha \beta }

Contract[MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]] MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]]]

D-4

Contract[MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]] MT[\[Alpha], \[Beta]]]

0

Contract[MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]] MTD[\[Alpha], \[Beta]]]

D-4

MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]] // StandardForm

(*MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]]*)
MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]]

\hat{g}^{\alpha \beta }

FCI[MTE[\[Alpha], \[Beta]]] // StandardForm

(*Pair[LorentzIndex[\[Alpha], -4 + D], LorentzIndex[\[Beta], -4 + D]]*)
FCE[FCI[MTE[\[Mu], \[Nu]]]] // StandardForm

(*MTE[\[Mu], \[Nu]]*)
MTE[\[Mu], \[Nu]]

\hat{g}^{\mu \nu }