3 * Interface to GiNaC's non-commutative products of expressions. */
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23 #ifndef __GINAC_NCMUL_H__
24 #define __GINAC_NCMUL_H__
28 #ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
30 #endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
32 /** Non-commutative product of expressions. */
33 class ncmul : public exprseq
35 GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(ncmul, exprseq)
38 friend ex nonsimplified_ncmul(const exvector & v);
39 friend ex simplified_ncmul(const exvector & v);
45 ncmul(const ex & lh, const ex & rh);
46 ncmul(const ex & f1, const ex & f2, const ex & f3);
47 ncmul(const ex & f1, const ex & f2, const ex & f3,
49 ncmul(const ex & f1, const ex & f2, const ex & f3,
50 const ex & f4, const ex & f5);
51 ncmul(const ex & f1, const ex & f2, const ex & f3,
52 const ex & f4, const ex & f5, const ex & f6);
53 ncmul(const exvector & v, bool discardable=false);
54 ncmul(exvector * vp); // vp will be deleted
56 // functions overriding virtual functions from bases classes
58 void print(std::ostream & os, unsigned upper_precedence) const;
59 void printraw(std::ostream & os) const;
60 void printcsrc(std::ostream & os, unsigned type, unsigned upper_precedence = 0) const;
61 bool info(unsigned inf) const;
62 int degree(const symbol & s) const;
63 int ldegree(const symbol & s) const;
64 ex expand(unsigned options=0) const;
65 ex coeff(const symbol & s, int n=1) const;
66 ex eval(int level=0) const;
67 ex subs(const lst & ls, const lst & lr) const;
68 exvector get_indices(void) const;
69 ex thisexprseq(const exvector & v) const;
70 ex thisexprseq(exvector * vp) const;
72 ex derivative(const symbol & s) const;
73 unsigned return_type(void) const;
74 unsigned return_type_tinfo(void) const;
76 // new virtual functions which can be overridden by derived classes
79 // non-virtual functions in this class
81 unsigned count_factors(const ex & e) const;
82 void append_factors(exvector & v, const ex & e) const;
83 exvector expandchildren(unsigned options) const;
85 const exvector & get_factors(void) const;
90 static unsigned precedence;
95 ex nonsimplified_ncmul(const exvector & v);
96 ex simplified_ncmul(const exvector & v);
99 inline const ncmul &ex_to_ncmul(const ex &e)
101 return static_cast <const ncmul &>(*e.bp);
104 #ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
106 #endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
108 #endif // ndef __GINAC_NCMUL_H__