% FEYNMANDOC2E: CHAPTER 2 PART E OF FEYNMANDOC.TEX \include d there. % which renders: \vskip 0.5in \begin{picture}(15000,15000)(-2000,-12000) \drawline\gluon[\E\FLIPPEDCURLY](0,0)[6] \drawline\fermion[\NE\REG](\pbackx,\pbacky)[\gluonlengthx] \drawline\fermion[\SE\REG](\pfrontx,\pfronty)[\gluonlengthx] \drawline\fermion[\NE\REG](\pbackx,\pbacky)[\gluonlengthx] \drawline\gluon[\W\FLIPPEDCURLY](\pfrontx,\pfronty)[6] \drawline\fermion[\SW\REG](\pbackx,\pbacky)[\fermionlength] \drawline\fermion[\NW\REG](\gluonbackx,\gluonbacky)[\fermionlength] \drawline\fermion[\SW\REG](\pbackx,\pbacky)[\fermionlength] \end{picture} \hskip 3.5in \begin{picture}(6000,15000) \THICKLINES \drawline\gluon[\S\REG](3000,14000)[8] \drawline\fermion[\NE\REG](\pfrontx,\pfronty)[2000] \drawline\fermion[\NW\REG](\pfrontx,\pfronty)[2000] \drawline\fermion[\SE\REG](\gluonbackx,\gluonbacky)[2000] \drawline\fermion[\SW\REG](\gluonbackx,\gluonbacky)[2000] \end{picture} \vskip 0.15in As in the photonic case we use \bs gluonlengthx,y to draw fermion lines which are the same length as gluon lines. A word of caution. Variables such as `\bs gluonlengthx' or `\bs photonlengthy' measure the {\em displacements} of the line drawn and so may be either positive or negative. That is, \bs fermionlengthx will be positive for fermions drawn in the E, NE or SE directions and negative for those drawn in the W, NW and SW directions. For N and S fermions it will vanish. The length argument of \ddrawline, however, must be positive so caution is advised. The `\bs negate' command described in the section concerning alignments in chapter four is often helpful. The variables \bs {\it boxlengthx} and \bs {\it boxlengthy} may also be used. They are generally the absolute values of \bs particlelengthx and \bs particlelengthy respectively (however see subsection 2.11.1). These two values must never be altered by the user. The variable `\bs fermionlength' is the total length of the previously drawn fermion and so is always positive. The second diagram merely demonstrates the \bs THICKLINES option when used with gluons. For further clarification of these points it may be useful to review the previous section (PHOTONS).