/** @file idx.h
*
- * Interface to GiNaC's indices.
- *
- * GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+ * Interface to GiNaC's indices. */
+
+/*
+ * GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2002 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
#ifndef __GINAC_IDX_H__
#define __GINAC_IDX_H__
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-#include <ginac/basic.h>
+#include "ex.h"
+#include "numeric.h"
+
+namespace GiNaC {
+
+/** This class holds one index of an indexed object. Indices can
+ * theoretically consist of any symbolic expression but they are usually
+ * only just a symbol (e.g. "mu", "i") or numeric (integer). Indices belong
+ * to a space with a certain numeric or symbolic dimension. */
class idx : public basic
{
-// member functions
+ GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(idx, basic)
+
+ // other constructors
+public:
+ /** Construct index with given value and dimension.
+ *
+ * @param v Value of index (numeric or symbolic)
+ * @param dim Dimension of index space (numeric or symbolic)
+ * @return newly constructed index */
+ explicit idx(const ex & v, const ex & dim);
+
+ // functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
+public:
+ void print(const print_context & c, unsigned level = 0) const;
+ bool info(unsigned inf) const;
+ unsigned nops() const;
+ ex & let_op(int i);
+ ex evalf(int level = 0) const;
+ ex subs(const lst & ls, const lst & lr, bool no_pattern = false) const;
+
+protected:
+ ex derivative(const symbol & s) const;
+ bool match_same_type(const basic & other) const;
- // default constructor, destructor, copy constructor assignment operator and helpers
+ // new virtual functions in this class
public:
- idx();
- ~idx();
- idx (idx const & other);
- idx const & operator=(idx const & other);
+ /** Check whether the index forms a dummy index pair with another index
+ * of the same type. */
+ virtual bool is_dummy_pair_same_type(const basic & other) const;
+
+ // non-virtual functions in this class
+public:
+ /** Get value of index. */
+ ex get_value(void) const {return value;}
+
+ /** Check whether the index is numeric. */
+ bool is_numeric(void) const {return is_exactly_a<numeric>(value);}
+
+ /** Check whether the index is symbolic. */
+ bool is_symbolic(void) const {return !is_exactly_a<numeric>(value);}
+
+ /** Get dimension of index space. */
+ ex get_dim(void) const {return dim;}
+
+ /** Check whether the dimension is numeric. */
+ bool is_dim_numeric(void) const {return is_exactly_a<numeric>(dim);}
+
+ /** Check whether the dimension is symbolic. */
+ bool is_dim_symbolic(void) const {return !is_exactly_a<numeric>(dim);}
+
protected:
- void copy(idx const & other);
- void destroy(bool call_parent);
+ ex value; /**< Expression that constitutes the index (numeric or symbolic name) */
+ ex dim; /**< Dimension of space (can be symbolic or numeric) */
+};
+
+
+/** This class holds an index with a variance (co- or contravariant). There
+ * is an associated metric tensor that can be used to raise/lower indices. */
+class varidx : public idx
+{
+ GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(varidx, idx)
- // other constructors
+ // other constructors
public:
- explicit idx(bool cov);
- explicit idx(string const & n, bool cov=false);
- explicit idx(char const * n, bool cov=false);
- explicit idx(unsigned const v, bool cov=false);
+ /** Construct index with given value, dimension and variance.
+ *
+ * @param v Value of index (numeric or symbolic)
+ * @param dim Dimension of index space (numeric or symbolic)
+ * @param covariant Make covariant index (default is contravariant)
+ * @return newly constructed index */
+ varidx(const ex & v, const ex & dim, bool covariant = false);
- // functions overriding virtual functions from bases classes
+ // functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
- basic * duplicate() const;
- void printraw(ostream & os) const;
- void printtree(ostream & os, unsigned indent) const;
- void print(ostream & os, unsigned upper_precedence=0) const;
- bool info(unsigned inf) const;
+ void print(const print_context & c, unsigned level = 0) const;
+ bool is_dummy_pair_same_type(const basic & other) const;
+
+protected:
+ bool match_same_type(const basic & other) const;
+
+ // non-virtual functions in this class
+public:
+ /** Check whether the index is covariant. */
+ bool is_covariant(void) const {return covariant;}
+
+ /** Check whether the index is contravariant (not covariant). */
+ bool is_contravariant(void) const {return !covariant;}
+
+ /** Make a new index with the same value but the opposite variance. */
+ ex toggle_variance(void) const;
+
+ // member variables
protected:
- int compare_same_type(basic const & other) const;
- bool is_equal_same_type(basic const & other) const;
- unsigned calchash(void) const;
- ex subs(lst const & ls, lst const & lr) const;
+ bool covariant; /**< x.mu, default is contravariant: x~mu */
+};
+
+
+/** This class holds a spinor index that can be dotted or undotted and that
+ * also has a variance. This is used in the Weyl-van-der-Waerden formalism
+ * where the dot indicates complex conjugation. There is an associated
+ * (asymmetric) metric tensor that can be used to raise/lower spinor
+ * indices. */
+class spinidx : public varidx
+{
+ GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(spinidx, varidx)
+
+ // other constructors
+public:
+ /** Construct index with given value, dimension, variance and dot.
+ *
+ * @param v Value of index (numeric or symbolic)
+ * @param dim Dimension of index space (numeric or symbolic)
+ * @param covariant Make covariant index (default is contravariant)
+ * @param dotted Make covariant dotted (default is undotted)
+ * @return newly constructed index */
+ spinidx(const ex & v, const ex & dim = 2, bool covariant = false, bool dotted = false);
- // new virtual functions which can be overridden by derived classes
+ // functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
- virtual bool is_co_contra_pair(basic const & other) const;
- virtual ex toggle_covariant(void) const;
+ void print(const print_context & c, unsigned level = 0) const;
+ bool is_dummy_pair_same_type(const basic & other) const;
- // non-virtual functions in this class
+protected:
+ bool match_same_type(const basic & other) const;
+
+ // non-virtual functions in this class
public:
- bool is_symbolic(void) const;
- unsigned get_value(void) const;
- bool is_covariant(void) const;
+ /** Check whether the index is dotted. */
+ bool is_dotted(void) const {return dotted;}
+
+ /** Check whether the index is not dotted. */
+ bool is_undotted(void) const {return !dotted;}
+
+ /** Make a new index with the same value and variance but the opposite
+ * dottedness. */
+ ex toggle_dot(void) const;
- // member variables
+ /** Make a new index with the same value but opposite variance and
+ * dottedness. */
+ ex toggle_variance_dot(void) const;
+
+ // member variables
protected:
- unsigned serial;
- bool symbolic;
- string name;
- unsigned value;
- static unsigned next_serial;
- bool covariant; // x_mu, default is contravariant: x^mu
+ bool dotted;
};
-// global constants
-extern const idx some_idx;
-extern type_info const & typeid_idx;
+// utility functions
+
+/** Specialization of is_exactly_a<idx>(obj) for idx objects. */
+template<> inline bool is_exactly_a<idx>(const basic & obj)
+{
+ return obj.tinfo()==TINFO_idx;
+}
+
+/** Specialization of is_exactly_a<varidx>(obj) for varidx objects. */
+template<> inline bool is_exactly_a<varidx>(const basic & obj)
+{
+ return obj.tinfo()==TINFO_varidx;
+}
+
+/** Specialization of is_exactly_a<spinidx>(obj) for spinidx objects. */
+template<> inline bool is_exactly_a<spinidx>(const basic & obj)
+{
+ return obj.tinfo()==TINFO_spinidx;
+}
+
+/** Check whether two indices form a dummy pair. */
+bool is_dummy_pair(const idx & i1, const idx & i2);
+
+/** Check whether two expressions form a dummy index pair. */
+bool is_dummy_pair(const ex & e1, const ex & e2);
+
+/** Given a vector of indices, split them into two vectors, one containing
+ * the free indices, the other containing the dummy indices (numeric
+ * indices are neither free nor dummy ones).
+ *
+ * @param it Pointer to start of index vector
+ * @param itend Pointer to end of index vector
+ * @param out_free Vector of free indices (returned, sorted)
+ * @param out_dummy Vector of dummy indices (returned, sorted) */
+void find_free_and_dummy(exvector::const_iterator it, exvector::const_iterator itend, exvector & out_free, exvector & out_dummy);
-// macros
+/** Given a vector of indices, split them into two vectors, one containing
+ * the free indices, the other containing the dummy indices (numeric
+ * indices are neither free nor dummy ones).
+ *
+ * @param v Index vector
+ * @param out_free Vector of free indices (returned, sorted)
+ * @param out_dummy Vector of dummy indices (returned, sorted) */
+inline void find_free_and_dummy(const exvector & v, exvector & out_free, exvector & out_dummy)
+{
+ find_free_and_dummy(v.begin(), v.end(), out_free, out_dummy);
+}
-#define ex_to_idx(X) (static_cast<idx const &>(*(X).bp))
+/** Given a vector of indices, find the dummy indices.
+ *
+ * @param v Index vector
+ * @param out_dummy Vector of dummy indices (returned, sorted) */
+inline void find_dummy_indices(const exvector & v, exvector & out_dummy)
+{
+ exvector free_indices;
+ find_free_and_dummy(v.begin(), v.end(), free_indices, out_dummy);
+}
-// other functions
+/** Count the number of dummy index pairs in an index vector. */
+inline unsigned count_dummy_indices(const exvector & v)
+{
+ exvector free_indices, dummy_indices;
+ find_free_and_dummy(v.begin(), v.end(), free_indices, dummy_indices);
+ return dummy_indices.size();
+}
-typedef vector<ex> exvector;
+/** Count the number of dummy index pairs in an index vector. */
+inline unsigned count_free_indices(const exvector & v)
+{
+ exvector free_indices, dummy_indices;
+ find_free_and_dummy(v.begin(), v.end(), free_indices, dummy_indices);
+ return free_indices.size();
+}
-int canonicalize_indices(exvector & iv, bool antisymmetric=false);
-exvector idx_intersect(exvector const & iv1, exvector const & iv2);
-ex permute_free_index_to_front(exvector const & iv3, exvector const & iv2,
- bool antisymmetric, int * sig);
-unsigned subs_index_in_exvector(exvector & v, ex const & is, ex const & ir);
-ex subs_indices(ex const & e, exvector const & idxv_contra,
- exvector const & idxv_co);
-unsigned count_index(ex const & e, ex const & i);
+} // namespace GiNaC
#endif // ndef __GINAC_IDX_H__