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Levi-Civita definition

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Dear MG5 developers,

What is the definition for Levi-Civita tensor? Is it epsilon^{0123} = +1, or epsilon^{0123} = -1 (I mean upper indices here). Sorry if it is a stupid question but I couldn't find an answer in a manual (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1108.2040.pdf).

Thank you!

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Best Olivier Mattelaer (olivier-mattelaer) said : 		#1

Hi,

The convention is
Epsilon(0,1,2,3) = -1

Cheers,

Olivier

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> What is the definition for Levi-Civita tensor? Is it epsilon^{0123} = +1, or epsilon^{0123} = -1 (I mean upper indices here). Sorry if it is a stupid question but I couldn't find an answer in a manual (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1108.2040.pdf).
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IvanSobolev (sobolev-ivan) said : 		#2

Thank you!

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IvanSobolev (sobolev-ivan) said : 		#3

Thanks Olivier Mattelaer, that solved my question.

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marco zaro (marco-zaro) said : 		#4

Hi Olivier,
about this question, I think it matters if the lorentz indices are low or up, doesn't it (there is a minus sign entering..)?
In case, what is used?
Cheers,

Marco