* Implementation of GiNaC's clifford algebra (Dirac gamma) objects. */
/*
- * GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+ * GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2022 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
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*/
#include "clifford.h"
+
#include "ex.h"
#include "idx.h"
#include "ncmul.h"
#include "symbol.h"
#include "numeric.h" // for I
-#include "print.h"
+#include "symmetry.h"
+#include "lst.h"
+#include "relational.h"
+#include "operators.h"
+#include "add.h"
+#include "mul.h"
+#include "power.h"
+#include "matrix.h"
#include "archive.h"
-#include "debugmsg.h"
#include "utils.h"
#include <stdexcept>
namespace GiNaC {
-GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS(clifford, indexed)
-GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS(diracone, tensor)
-GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS(diracgamma, tensor)
-GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS(diracgamma5, tensor)
+GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS_OPT(clifford, indexed,
+ print_func<print_dflt>(&clifford::do_print_dflt).
+ print_func<print_latex>(&clifford::do_print_latex).
+ print_func<print_tree>(&clifford::do_print_tree))
+
+GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS_OPT(diracone, tensor,
+ print_func<print_dflt>(&diracone::do_print).
+ print_func<print_latex>(&diracone::do_print_latex))
+
+GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS_OPT(cliffordunit, tensor,
+ print_func<print_dflt>(&cliffordunit::do_print).
+ print_func<print_latex>(&cliffordunit::do_print_latex))
+
+GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS_OPT(diracgamma, cliffordunit,
+ print_func<print_dflt>(&diracgamma::do_print).
+ print_func<print_latex>(&diracgamma::do_print_latex))
+
+GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS_OPT(diracgamma5, tensor,
+ print_func<print_dflt>(&diracgamma5::do_print).
+ print_func<print_latex>(&diracgamma5::do_print_latex))
+
+GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS_OPT(diracgammaL, tensor,
+ print_func<print_context>(&diracgammaL::do_print).
+ print_func<print_latex>(&diracgammaL::do_print_latex))
+
+GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS_OPT(diracgammaR, tensor,
+ print_func<print_context>(&diracgammaR::do_print).
+ print_func<print_latex>(&diracgammaR::do_print_latex))
//////////
-// default constructor, destructor, copy constructor assignment operator and helpers
+// default constructors
//////////
-clifford::clifford() : representation_label(0)
+clifford::clifford() : representation_label(0), metric(0), commutator_sign(-1)
{
- debugmsg("clifford default constructor", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
- tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
}
-void clifford::copy(const clifford & other)
-{
- inherited::copy(other);
- representation_label = other.representation_label;
-}
-
-DEFAULT_DESTROY(clifford)
-DEFAULT_CTORS(diracone)
-DEFAULT_CTORS(diracgamma)
-DEFAULT_CTORS(diracgamma5)
+DEFAULT_CTOR(diracone)
+DEFAULT_CTOR(cliffordunit)
+DEFAULT_CTOR(diracgamma)
+DEFAULT_CTOR(diracgamma5)
+DEFAULT_CTOR(diracgammaL)
+DEFAULT_CTOR(diracgammaR)
//////////
// other constructors
/** Construct object without any indices. This constructor is for internal
* use only. Use the dirac_ONE() function instead.
* @see dirac_ONE */
-clifford::clifford(const ex & b, unsigned char rl) : inherited(b), representation_label(rl)
+clifford::clifford(const ex & b, unsigned char rl) : inherited(b), representation_label(rl), metric(0), commutator_sign(-1)
{
- debugmsg("clifford constructor from ex", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
- tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
}
/** Construct object with one Lorentz index. This constructor is for internal
- * use only. Use the dirac_gamma() function instead.
+ * use only. Use the clifford_unit() or dirac_gamma() functions instead.
+ * @see clifford_unit
* @see dirac_gamma */
-clifford::clifford(const ex & b, const ex & mu, unsigned char rl) : inherited(b, mu), representation_label(rl)
+clifford::clifford(const ex & b, const ex & mu, const ex & metr, unsigned char rl, int comm_sign) : inherited(b, mu), representation_label(rl), metric(metr), commutator_sign(comm_sign)
{
- debugmsg("clifford constructor from ex,ex", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
- GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(mu, varidx));
- tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<idx>(mu));
}
-clifford::clifford(unsigned char rl, const exvector & v, bool discardable) : inherited(indexed::unknown, v, discardable), representation_label(rl)
+clifford::clifford(unsigned char rl, const ex & metr, int comm_sign, const exvector & v) : inherited(not_symmetric(), v), representation_label(rl), metric(metr), commutator_sign(comm_sign)
{
- debugmsg("clifford constructor from unsigned char,exvector", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
- tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
}
-clifford::clifford(unsigned char rl, exvector * vp) : inherited(indexed::unknown, vp), representation_label(rl)
+clifford::clifford(unsigned char rl, const ex & metr, int comm_sign, exvector && v) : inherited(not_symmetric(), std::move(v)), representation_label(rl), metric(metr), commutator_sign(comm_sign)
{
- debugmsg("clifford constructor from unsigned char,exvector *", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
- tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
+}
+
+return_type_t clifford::return_type_tinfo() const
+{
+ return make_return_type_t<clifford>(representation_label);
}
//////////
// archiving
//////////
-clifford::clifford(const archive_node &n, const lst &sym_lst) : inherited(n, sym_lst)
+void clifford::read_archive(const archive_node& n, lst& sym_lst)
{
- debugmsg("clifford constructor from archive_node", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
+ inherited::read_archive(n, sym_lst);
unsigned rl;
n.find_unsigned("label", rl);
representation_label = rl;
+ n.find_ex("metric", metric, sym_lst);
+ n.find_unsigned("commutator_sign+1", rl);
+ commutator_sign = rl - 1;
}
-void clifford::archive(archive_node &n) const
+void clifford::archive(archive_node & n) const
{
inherited::archive(n);
n.add_unsigned("label", representation_label);
+ n.add_ex("metric", metric);
+ n.add_unsigned("commutator_sign+1", commutator_sign+1);
+}
+
+GINAC_BIND_UNARCHIVER(clifford);
+GINAC_BIND_UNARCHIVER(cliffordunit);
+GINAC_BIND_UNARCHIVER(diracone);
+GINAC_BIND_UNARCHIVER(diracgamma);
+GINAC_BIND_UNARCHIVER(diracgamma5);
+GINAC_BIND_UNARCHIVER(diracgammaL);
+GINAC_BIND_UNARCHIVER(diracgammaR);
+
+
+ex clifford::get_metric(const ex & i, const ex & j, bool symmetrised) const
+{
+ if (is_a<indexed>(metric)) {
+ if (symmetrised && !(ex_to<symmetry>(ex_to<indexed>(metric).get_symmetry()).has_symmetry())) {
+ if (is_a<matrix>(metric.op(0))) {
+ return indexed((ex_to<matrix>(metric.op(0)).add(ex_to<matrix>(metric.op(0)).transpose())).mul(numeric(1, 2)),
+ symmetric2(), i, j);
+ } else {
+ return simplify_indexed(indexed(metric.op(0)*_ex1_2, i, j) + indexed(metric.op(0)*_ex1_2, j, i));
+ }
+ } else {
+ return metric.subs(lst{metric.op(1) == i, metric.op(2) == j}, subs_options::no_pattern);
+ }
+ } else {
+ exvector indices = metric.get_free_indices();
+ if (symmetrised)
+ return _ex1_2*simplify_indexed(metric.subs(lst{indices[0] == i, indices[1] == j}, subs_options::no_pattern)
+ + metric.subs(lst{indices[0] == j, indices[1] == i}, subs_options::no_pattern));
+ else
+ return metric.subs(lst{indices[0] == i, indices[1] == j}, subs_options::no_pattern);
+ }
}
-DEFAULT_UNARCHIVE(clifford)
-DEFAULT_ARCHIVING(diracone)
-DEFAULT_ARCHIVING(diracgamma)
-DEFAULT_ARCHIVING(diracgamma5)
+bool clifford::same_metric(const ex & other) const
+{
+ ex metr;
+ if (is_a<clifford>(other))
+ metr = ex_to<clifford>(other).get_metric();
+ else
+ metr = other;
+
+ if (is_a<indexed>(metr))
+ return metr.op(0).is_equal(get_metric().op(0));
+ else {
+ exvector indices = metr.get_free_indices();
+ return (indices.size() == 2)
+ && simplify_indexed(get_metric(indices[0], indices[1])-metr).is_zero();
+ }
+}
//////////
-// functions overriding virtual functions from bases classes
+// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
//////////
+ex clifford::op(size_t i) const
+{
+ GINAC_ASSERT(i<nops());
+ if (nops()-i == 1)
+ return representation_label;
+ else
+ return inherited::op(i);
+}
+
+ex & clifford::let_op(size_t i)
+{
+ GINAC_ASSERT(i<nops());
+
+ static ex rl = numeric(representation_label);
+ ensure_if_modifiable();
+ if (nops()-i == 1)
+ return rl;
+ else
+ return inherited::let_op(i);
+}
+
+ex clifford::subs(const exmap & m, unsigned options) const
+{
+ ex subsed = inherited::subs(m, options);
+ if(is_a<clifford>(subsed)) {
+ ex prevmetric = ex_to<clifford>(subsed).metric;
+ ex newmetric = prevmetric.subs(m, options);
+ if(!are_ex_trivially_equal(prevmetric, newmetric)) {
+ clifford c = ex_to<clifford>(subsed);
+ c.metric = newmetric;
+ subsed = c;
+ }
+ }
+ return subsed;
+}
+
int clifford::compare_same_type(const basic & other) const
{
- GINAC_ASSERT(other.tinfo() == TINFO_clifford);
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<clifford>(other));
const clifford &o = static_cast<const clifford &>(other);
if (representation_label != o.representation_label) {
return inherited::compare_same_type(other);
}
+bool clifford::match_same_type(const basic & other) const
+{
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<clifford>(other));
+ const clifford &o = static_cast<const clifford &>(other);
+
+ return ((representation_label == o.representation_label) && (commutator_sign == o.get_commutator_sign()) && same_metric(o));
+}
+
+static bool is_dirac_slash(const ex & seq0)
+{
+ return !is_a<diracgamma5>(seq0) && !is_a<diracgammaL>(seq0) &&
+ !is_a<diracgammaR>(seq0) && !is_a<cliffordunit>(seq0) &&
+ !is_a<diracone>(seq0);
+}
+
+void clifford::do_print_dflt(const print_dflt & c, unsigned level) const
+{
+ // dirac_slash() object is printed differently
+ if (is_dirac_slash(seq[0])) {
+ seq[0].print(c, precedence());
+ c.s << "\\";
+ } else { // We do not print representation label if it is 0
+ if (representation_label == 0) {
+ this->print_dispatch<inherited>(c, level);
+ } else { // otherwise we put it before indices in square brackets; the code is borrowed from indexed.cpp
+ if (precedence() <= level) {
+ c.s << '(';
+ }
+ seq[0].print(c, precedence());
+ c.s << '[' << int(representation_label) << ']';
+ printindices(c, level);
+ if (precedence() <= level) {
+ c.s << ')';
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+void clifford::do_print_latex(const print_latex & c, unsigned level) const
+{
+ // dirac_slash() object is printed differently
+ if (is_dirac_slash(seq[0])) {
+ c.s << "{";
+ seq[0].print(c, precedence());
+ c.s << "\\hspace{-1.0ex}/}";
+ } else {
+ c.s << "\\clifford[" << int(representation_label) << "]";
+ this->print_dispatch<inherited>(c, level);
+ }
+}
+
+void clifford::do_print_tree(const print_tree & c, unsigned level) const
+{
+ c.s << std::string(level, ' ') << class_name() << " @" << this
+ << std::hex << ", hash=0x" << hashvalue << ", flags=0x" << flags << std::dec
+ << ", " << seq.size()-1 << " indices"
+ << ", symmetry=" << symtree << std::endl;
+ metric.print(c, level + c.delta_indent);
+ seq[0].print(c, level + c.delta_indent);
+ printindices(c, level + c.delta_indent);
+}
+
DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracone)
+DEFAULT_COMPARE(cliffordunit)
DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracgamma)
DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracgamma5)
+DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracgammaL)
+DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracgammaR)
-DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracone, "ONE", "\\mathbb{1}")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracone, "ONE", "\\mathbf{1}")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(cliffordunit, "e", "e")
DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracgamma, "gamma", "\\gamma")
DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracgamma5, "gamma5", "{\\gamma^5}")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracgammaL, "gammaL", "{\\gamma_L}")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracgammaR, "gammaR", "{\\gamma_R}")
+
+/** This function decomposes gamma~mu -> (1, mu) and a\ -> (a.ix, ix) */
+static void base_and_index(const ex & c, ex & b, ex & i)
+{
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<clifford>(c));
+ GINAC_ASSERT(c.nops() == 2+1);
+
+ if (is_a<cliffordunit>(c.op(0))) { // proper dirac gamma object or clifford unit
+ i = c.op(1);
+ b = _ex1;
+ } else if (is_a<diracgamma5>(c.op(0)) || is_a<diracgammaL>(c.op(0)) || is_a<diracgammaR>(c.op(0))) { // gamma5/L/R
+ i = _ex0;
+ b = _ex1;
+ } else { // slash object, generate new dummy index
+ varidx ix(dynallocate<symbol>(), ex_to<idx>(c.op(1)).get_dim());
+ b = indexed(c.op(0), ix.toggle_variance());
+ i = ix;
+ }
+}
+
+/** Predicate for finding non-clifford objects. */
+struct is_not_a_clifford {
+ bool operator()(const ex & e)
+ {
+ return !is_a<clifford>(e);
+ }
+};
/** Contraction of a gamma matrix with something else. */
bool diracgamma::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const
{
- GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(*self, clifford));
- GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(*other, indexed));
- GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(self->op(0), diracgamma));
- unsigned char rl = ex_to_clifford(*self).get_representation_label();
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<clifford>(*self));
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*other));
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<diracgamma>(self->op(0)));
+ unsigned char rl = ex_to<clifford>(*self).get_representation_label();
+
+ ex dim = ex_to<idx>(self->op(1)).get_dim();
+ if (other->nops() > 1)
+ dim = minimal_dim(dim, ex_to<idx>(other->op(1)).get_dim());
+
+ if (is_a<clifford>(*other)) {
- if (is_ex_of_type(*other, clifford)) {
+ // Contraction only makes sense if the representation labels are equal
+ if (ex_to<clifford>(*other).get_representation_label() != rl)
+ return false;
- ex dim = ex_to_idx(self->op(1)).get_dim();
+ size_t num = other - self;
// gamma~mu gamma.mu = dim ONE
- if (other - self == 1) {
+ if (num == 1) {
*self = dim;
*other = dirac_ONE(rl);
return true;
// gamma~mu gamma~alpha gamma.mu = (2-dim) gamma~alpha
- } else if (other - self == 2
- && is_ex_of_type(self[1], clifford)) {
+ } else if (num == 2
+ && is_a<clifford>(self[1])) {
*self = 2 - dim;
- *other = _ex1();
+ *other = _ex1;
return true;
// gamma~mu gamma~alpha gamma~beta gamma.mu = 4 g~alpha~beta + (dim-4) gamam~alpha gamma~beta
- } else if (other - self == 3
- && is_ex_of_type(self[1], clifford)
- && is_ex_of_type(self[2], clifford)) {
- *self = 4 * lorentz_g(self[1].op(1), self[2].op(1)) * dirac_ONE(rl) + (dim - 4) * self[1] * self[2];
- self[1] = _ex1();
- self[2] = _ex1();
- *other = _ex1();
+ } else if (num == 3
+ && is_a<clifford>(self[1])
+ && is_a<clifford>(self[2])) {
+ ex b1, i1, b2, i2;
+ base_and_index(self[1], b1, i1);
+ base_and_index(self[2], b2, i2);
+ *self = 4 * lorentz_g(i1, i2) * b1 * b2 * dirac_ONE(rl) + (dim - 4) * self[1] * self[2];
+ self[1] = _ex1;
+ self[2] = _ex1;
+ *other = _ex1;
+ return true;
+
+ // gamma~mu gamma~alpha gamma~beta gamma~delta gamma.mu = -2 gamma~delta gamma~beta gamma~alpha - (dim-4) gamam~alpha gamma~beta gamma~delta
+ } else if (num == 4
+ && is_a<clifford>(self[1])
+ && is_a<clifford>(self[2])
+ && is_a<clifford>(self[3])) {
+ *self = -2 * self[3] * self[2] * self[1] - (dim - 4) * self[1] * self[2] * self[3];
+ self[1] = _ex1;
+ self[2] = _ex1;
+ self[3] = _ex1;
+ *other = _ex1;
+ return true;
+
+ // gamma~mu Sodd gamma.mu = -2 Sodd_R
+ // (Chisholm identity in 4 dimensions)
+ } else if (!((other - self) & 1) && dim.is_equal(4)) {
+ if (std::find_if(self + 1, other, is_not_a_clifford()) != other)
+ return false;
+
+ *self = ncmul(exvector(std::reverse_iterator<exvector::const_iterator>(other), std::reverse_iterator<exvector::const_iterator>(self + 1)));
+ std::fill(self + 1, other, _ex1);
+ *other = _ex_2;
+ return true;
+
+ // gamma~mu Sodd gamma~alpha gamma.mu = 2 gamma~alpha Sodd + 2 Sodd_R gamma~alpha
+ // (commutate contracted indices towards each other, then use
+ // Chisholm identity in 4 dimensions)
+ } else if (((other - self) & 1) && dim.is_equal(4)) {
+ if (std::find_if(self + 1, other, is_not_a_clifford()) != other)
+ return false;
+
+ auto next_to_last = other - 1;
+ ex S = ncmul(exvector(self + 1, next_to_last));
+ ex SR = ncmul(exvector(std::reverse_iterator<exvector::const_iterator>(next_to_last), std::reverse_iterator<exvector::const_iterator>(self + 1)));
+
+ *self = (*next_to_last) * S + SR * (*next_to_last);
+ std::fill(self + 1, other, _ex1);
+ *other = _ex2;
return true;
// gamma~mu S gamma~alpha gamma.mu = 2 gamma~alpha S - gamma~mu S gamma.mu gamma~alpha
// (commutate contracted indices towards each other, simplify_indexed()
// will re-expand and re-run the simplification)
} else {
- exvector::iterator it = self + 1, next_to_last = other - 1;
- while (it != other) {
- if (!is_ex_of_type(*it, clifford))
- return false;
- it++;
- }
+ if (std::find_if(self + 1, other, is_not_a_clifford()) != other)
+ return false;
- it = self + 1;
- ex S = _ex1();
- while (it != next_to_last) {
- S *= *it;
- *it++ = _ex1();
- }
+ auto next_to_last = other - 1;
+ ex S = ncmul(exvector(self + 1, next_to_last));
*self = 2 * (*next_to_last) * S - (*self) * S * (*other) * (*next_to_last);
- *next_to_last = _ex1();
- *other = _ex1();
+ std::fill(self + 1, other + 1, _ex1);
return true;
}
+
+ } else if (is_a<symbol>(other->op(0)) && other->nops() == 2) {
+
+ // x.mu gamma~mu -> x-slash
+ *self = dirac_slash(other->op(0), dim, rl);
+ *other = _ex1;
+ return true;
}
return false;
}
+/** Contraction of a Clifford unit with something else. */
+bool cliffordunit::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const
+{
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<clifford>(*self));
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*other));
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<cliffordunit>(self->op(0)));
+ clifford unit = ex_to<clifford>(*self);
+ unsigned char rl = unit.get_representation_label();
+
+ if (is_a<clifford>(*other)) {
+ // Contraction only makes sense if the representation labels are equal
+ // and the metrics are the same
+ if ((ex_to<clifford>(*other).get_representation_label() != rl)
+ && unit.same_metric(*other))
+ return false;
+
+ auto before_other = other - 1;
+ ex mu = self->op(1);
+ ex mu_toggle = other->op(1);
+ ex alpha = before_other->op(1);
+
+ // e~mu e.mu = Tr ONE
+ if (other - self == 1) {
+ *self = unit.get_metric(mu, mu_toggle, true);
+ *other = dirac_ONE(rl);
+ return true;
+
+ } else if (other - self == 2) {
+ if (is_a<clifford>(*before_other) && ex_to<clifford>(*before_other).get_representation_label() == rl) {
+ // e~mu e~alpha e.mu = 2*e~mu B(alpha, mu.toggle_variance())-Tr(B) e~alpha
+ *self = 2 * (*self) * unit.get_metric(alpha, mu_toggle, true) - unit.get_metric(mu, mu_toggle, true) * (*before_other);
+ *before_other = _ex1;
+ *other = _ex1;
+ return true;
+
+ } else {
+ // e~mu S e.mu = Tr S ONE
+ *self = unit.get_metric(mu, mu_toggle, true);
+ *other = dirac_ONE(rl);
+ return true;
+ }
+ } else {
+ // e~mu S e~alpha e.mu = 2 e~mu S B(alpha, mu.toggle_variance()) - e~mu S e.mu e~alpha
+ // (commutate contracted indices towards each other, simplify_indexed()
+ // will re-expand and re-run the simplification)
+ if (std::find_if(self + 1, other, is_not_a_clifford()) != other) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ ex S = ncmul(exvector(self + 1, before_other));
+
+ if (is_a<clifford>(*before_other) && ex_to<clifford>(*before_other).get_representation_label() == rl) {
+ *self = 2 * (*self) * S * unit.get_metric(alpha, mu_toggle, true) - (*self) * S * (*other) * (*before_other);
+ } else {
+ // simply commutes
+ *self = (*self) * S * (*other) * (*before_other);
+ }
+
+ std::fill(self + 1, other + 1, _ex1);
+ return true;
+ }
+ }
+ return false;
+}
+
/** Perform automatic simplification on noncommutative product of clifford
- * objects. This removes superfluous ONEs, permutes gamma5's to the front
+ * objects. This removes superfluous ONEs, permutes gamma5/L/R's to the front
* and removes squares of gamma objects. */
-ex clifford::simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const
+ex clifford::eval_ncmul(const exvector & v) const
{
exvector s;
s.reserve(v.size());
- unsigned rl = ex_to_clifford(v[0]).get_representation_label();
// Remove superfluous ONEs
- exvector::const_iterator cit = v.begin(), citend = v.end();
- while (cit != citend) {
- if (!is_ex_of_type(cit->op(0), diracone))
- s.push_back(*cit);
- cit++;
+ for (auto & it : v) {
+ if (!is_a<clifford>(it) || !is_a<diracone>(it.op(0)))
+ s.push_back(it);
}
bool something_changed = false;
int sign = 1;
- // Anticommute gamma5's to the front
+ // Anticommutate gamma5/L/R's to the front
if (s.size() >= 2) {
- exvector::iterator first = s.begin(), next_to_last = s.end() - 2;
+ auto first = s.begin(), next_to_last = s.end() - 2;
while (true) {
- exvector::iterator it = next_to_last;
+ auto it = next_to_last;
while (true) {
- exvector::iterator it2 = it + 1;
- if (!is_ex_of_type(it->op(0), diracgamma5) && is_ex_of_type(it2->op(0), diracgamma5)) {
- it->swap(*it2);
- sign = -sign;
- something_changed = true;
+ auto it2 = it + 1;
+ if (is_a<clifford>(*it) && is_a<clifford>(*it2)) {
+ ex e1 = it->op(0), e2 = it2->op(0);
+
+ if (is_a<diracgamma5>(e2)) {
+
+ if (is_a<diracgammaL>(e1) || is_a<diracgammaR>(e1)) {
+
+ // gammaL/R gamma5 -> gamma5 gammaL/R
+ it->swap(*it2);
+ something_changed = true;
+
+ } else if (!is_a<diracgamma5>(e1)) {
+
+ // gamma5 gamma5 -> gamma5 gamma5 (do nothing)
+ // x gamma5 -> -gamma5 x
+ it->swap(*it2);
+ sign = -sign;
+ something_changed = true;
+ }
+
+ } else if (is_a<diracgammaL>(e2)) {
+
+ if (is_a<diracgammaR>(e1)) {
+
+ // gammaR gammaL -> 0
+ return _ex0;
+
+ } else if (!is_a<diracgammaL>(e1) && !is_a<diracgamma5>(e1)) {
+
+ // gammaL gammaL -> gammaL gammaL (do nothing)
+ // gamma5 gammaL -> gamma5 gammaL (do nothing)
+ // x gammaL -> gammaR x
+ it->swap(*it2);
+ *it = clifford(diracgammaR(), ex_to<clifford>(*it).get_representation_label());
+ something_changed = true;
+ }
+
+ } else if (is_a<diracgammaR>(e2)) {
+
+ if (is_a<diracgammaL>(e1)) {
+
+ // gammaL gammaR -> 0
+ return _ex0;
+
+ } else if (!is_a<diracgammaR>(e1) && !is_a<diracgamma5>(e1)) {
+
+ // gammaR gammaR -> gammaR gammaR (do nothing)
+ // gamma5 gammaR -> gamma5 gammaR (do nothing)
+ // x gammaR -> gammaL x
+ it->swap(*it2);
+ *it = clifford(diracgammaL(), ex_to<clifford>(*it).get_representation_label());
+ something_changed = true;
+ }
+ }
}
if (it == first)
break;
- it--;
+ --it;
}
if (next_to_last == first)
break;
- next_to_last--;
+ --next_to_last;
}
}
- // Remove squares of gamma5
- while (s.size() >= 2 && is_ex_of_type(s[0].op(0), diracgamma5) && is_ex_of_type(s[1].op(0), diracgamma5)) {
- s.erase(s.begin(), s.begin() + 2);
- something_changed = true;
- }
-
// Remove equal adjacent gammas
if (s.size() >= 2) {
- exvector::iterator it = s.begin(), itend = s.end() - 1;
- while (it != itend) {
+ exvector::iterator it, itend = s.end() - 1;
+ for (it = s.begin(); it != itend; ++it) {
ex & a = it[0];
ex & b = it[1];
- if (is_ex_of_type(a.op(0), diracgamma) && is_ex_of_type(b.op(0), diracgamma)) {
+ if (!is_a<clifford>(a) || !is_a<clifford>(b))
+ continue;
+
+ const ex & ag = a.op(0);
+ const ex & bg = b.op(0);
+ bool a_is_cliffordunit = is_a<cliffordunit>(ag);
+ bool b_is_cliffordunit = is_a<cliffordunit>(bg);
+
+ if (a_is_cliffordunit && b_is_cliffordunit && ex_to<clifford>(a).same_metric(b)
+ && (ex_to<clifford>(a).get_commutator_sign() == -1)) {
+ // This is done only for Clifford algebras
+
const ex & ia = a.op(1);
const ex & ib = b.op(1);
- if (ia.is_equal(ib)) {
- a = lorentz_g(ia, ib);
- b = dirac_ONE(rl);
+ if (ia.is_equal(ib)) { // gamma~alpha gamma~alpha -> g~alpha~alpha
+ a = ex_to<clifford>(a).get_metric(ia, ib, true);
+ b = dirac_ONE(representation_label);
something_changed = true;
}
+
+ } else if ((is_a<diracgamma5>(ag) && is_a<diracgamma5>(bg))) {
+
+ // Remove squares of gamma5
+ a = dirac_ONE(representation_label);
+ b = dirac_ONE(representation_label);
+ something_changed = true;
+
+ } else if ((is_a<diracgammaL>(ag) && is_a<diracgammaL>(bg))
+ || (is_a<diracgammaR>(ag) && is_a<diracgammaR>(bg))) {
+
+ // Remove squares of gammaL/R
+ b = dirac_ONE(representation_label);
+ something_changed = true;
+
+ } else if (is_a<diracgammaL>(ag) && is_a<diracgammaR>(bg)) {
+
+ // gammaL and gammaR are orthogonal
+ return _ex0;
+
+ } else if (is_a<diracgamma5>(ag) && is_a<diracgammaL>(bg)) {
+
+ // gamma5 gammaL -> -gammaL
+ a = dirac_ONE(representation_label);
+ sign = -sign;
+ something_changed = true;
+
+ } else if (is_a<diracgamma5>(ag) && is_a<diracgammaR>(bg)) {
+
+ // gamma5 gammaR -> gammaR
+ a = dirac_ONE(representation_label);
+ something_changed = true;
+
+ } else if (!a_is_cliffordunit && !b_is_cliffordunit && ag.is_equal(bg)) {
+
+ // a\ a\ -> a^2
+ varidx ix(dynallocate<symbol>(), ex_to<idx>(a.op(1)).minimal_dim(ex_to<idx>(b.op(1))));
+
+ a = indexed(ag, ix) * indexed(ag, ix.toggle_variance());
+ b = dirac_ONE(representation_label);
+ something_changed = true;
}
- it++;
}
}
- if (s.size() == 0)
- return clifford(diracone(), rl) * sign;
+ if (s.empty())
+ return dirac_ONE(representation_label) * sign;
if (something_changed)
- return nonsimplified_ncmul(s) * sign;
+ return reeval_ncmul(s) * sign;
else
- return simplified_ncmul(s) * sign;
+ return hold_ncmul(s) * sign;
+}
+
+ex clifford::thiscontainer(const exvector & v) const
+{
+ return clifford(representation_label, metric, commutator_sign, v);
+}
+
+ex clifford::thiscontainer(exvector && v) const
+{
+ return clifford(representation_label, metric, commutator_sign, std::move(v));
+}
+
+ex diracgamma5::conjugate() const
+{
+ return _ex_1 * (*this);
}
-ex clifford::thisexprseq(const exvector & v) const
+ex diracgammaL::conjugate() const
{
- return clifford(representation_label, v);
+ return dynallocate<diracgammaR>();
}
-ex clifford::thisexprseq(exvector * vp) const
+ex diracgammaR::conjugate() const
{
- return clifford(representation_label, vp);
+ return dynallocate<diracgammaL>();
}
//////////
ex dirac_ONE(unsigned char rl)
{
- return clifford(diracone(), rl);
+ static ex ONE = dynallocate<diracone>();
+ return clifford(ONE, rl);
+}
+
+static unsigned get_dim_uint(const ex& e)
+{
+ if (!is_a<idx>(e))
+ throw std::invalid_argument("get_dim_uint: argument is not an index");
+ ex dim = ex_to<idx>(e).get_dim();
+ if (!dim.info(info_flags::posint))
+ throw std::invalid_argument("get_dim_uint: dimension of index should be a positive integer");
+ unsigned d = ex_to<numeric>(dim).to_int();
+ return d;
+}
+
+ex clifford_unit(const ex & mu, const ex & metr, unsigned char rl)
+{
+ ex unit = dynallocate<cliffordunit>();
+
+ if (!is_a<idx>(mu))
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("clifford_unit(): index of Clifford unit must be of type idx or varidx"));
+
+ exvector indices = metr.get_free_indices();
+
+ if (indices.size() == 2) {
+ return clifford(unit, mu, metr, rl);
+ } else if (is_a<matrix>(metr)) {
+ matrix M = ex_to<matrix>(metr);
+ unsigned n = M.rows();
+ bool symmetric = true;
+
+ //static idx xi(dynallocate<symbol>(), n),
+ // chi(dynallocate<symbol>(), n);
+ idx xi(dynallocate<symbol>(), n),
+ chi(dynallocate<symbol>(), n);
+ if ((n == M.cols()) && (n == get_dim_uint(mu))) {
+ for (unsigned i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ for (unsigned j = i+1; j < n; j++) {
+ if (!M(i, j).is_equal(M(j, i))) {
+ symmetric = false;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ return clifford(unit, mu, indexed(metr, symmetric?symmetric2():not_symmetric(), xi, chi), rl);
+ } else {
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("clifford_unit(): metric for Clifford unit must be a square matrix with the same dimensions as index"));
+ }
+ } else if (indices.size() == 0) { // a tensor or other expression without indices
+ //static varidx xi(dynallocate<symbol>(), ex_to<idx>(mu).get_dim()),
+ // chi(dynallocate<symbol>(), ex_to<idx>(mu).get_dim());
+ varidx xi(dynallocate<symbol>(), ex_to<idx>(mu).get_dim()),
+ chi(dynallocate<symbol>(), ex_to<idx>(mu).get_dim());
+ return clifford(unit, mu, indexed(metr, xi, chi), rl);
+ } else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("clifford_unit(): metric for Clifford unit must be of type tensor, matrix or an expression with two free indices"));
}
ex dirac_gamma(const ex & mu, unsigned char rl)
{
- if (!is_ex_of_type(mu, varidx))
- throw(std::invalid_argument("index of Dirac gamma must be of type varidx"));
+ static ex gamma = dynallocate<diracgamma>();
+
+ if (!is_a<varidx>(mu))
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("dirac_gamma(): index of Dirac gamma must be of type varidx"));
- return clifford(diracgamma(), mu, rl);
+ static varidx xi(dynallocate<symbol>(), ex_to<varidx>(mu).get_dim()),
+ chi(dynallocate<symbol>(), ex_to<varidx>(mu).get_dim());
+ return clifford(gamma, mu, indexed(dynallocate<minkmetric>(), symmetric2(), xi, chi), rl);
}
ex dirac_gamma5(unsigned char rl)
{
- return clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
+ static ex gamma5 = dynallocate<diracgamma5>();
+ return clifford(gamma5, rl);
}
-ex dirac_gamma6(unsigned char rl)
+ex dirac_gammaL(unsigned char rl)
{
- return clifford(diracone(), rl) + clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
+ static ex gammaL = dynallocate<diracgammaL>();
+ return clifford(gammaL, rl);
}
-ex dirac_gamma7(unsigned char rl)
+ex dirac_gammaR(unsigned char rl)
{
- return clifford(diracone(), rl) - clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
+ static ex gammaR = dynallocate<diracgammaR>();
+ return clifford(gammaR, rl);
}
ex dirac_slash(const ex & e, const ex & dim, unsigned char rl)
{
- varidx mu((new symbol)->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated), dim);
- return indexed(e, mu.toggle_variance()) * dirac_gamma(mu, rl);
+ // Slashed vectors are actually stored as a clifford object with the
+ // vector as its base expression and a (dummy) index that just serves
+ // for storing the space dimensionality
+
+ static varidx xi(dynallocate<symbol>(), dim),
+ chi(dynallocate<symbol>(), dim);
+ return clifford(e, varidx(0, dim), indexed(dynallocate<minkmetric>(), symmetric2(), xi, chi), rl);
}
-/** Check whether a given tinfo key (as returned by return_type_tinfo()
- * is that of a clifford object with the specified representation label. */
-static bool is_clifford_tinfo(unsigned ti, unsigned char rl)
+/** Extract representation label from tinfo key (as returned by
+ * return_type_tinfo()). */
+static unsigned char get_representation_label(const return_type_t& ti)
{
- return ti == (TINFO_clifford + rl);
+ return (unsigned char)ti.rl;
}
-ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl, const ex & trONE)
+/** Take trace of a string of an even number of Dirac gammas given a vector
+ * of indices. */
+static ex trace_string(exvector::const_iterator ix, size_t num)
{
- if (is_ex_of_type(e, clifford)) {
+ // Tr gamma.mu gamma.nu = 4 g.mu.nu
+ if (num == 2)
+ return lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[1]);
+
+ // Tr gamma.mu gamma.nu gamma.rho gamma.sig = 4 (g.mu.nu g.rho.sig + g.nu.rho g.mu.sig - g.mu.rho g.nu.sig )
+ else if (num == 4)
+ return lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[1]) * lorentz_g(ix[2], ix[3])
+ + lorentz_g(ix[1], ix[2]) * lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[3])
+ - lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[2]) * lorentz_g(ix[1], ix[3]);
+
+ // Traces of 6 or more gammas are computed recursively:
+ // Tr gamma.mu1 gamma.mu2 ... gamma.mun =
+ // + g.mu1.mu2 * Tr gamma.mu3 ... gamma.mun
+ // - g.mu1.mu3 * Tr gamma.mu2 gamma.mu4 ... gamma.mun
+ // + g.mu1.mu4 * Tr gamma.mu3 gamma.mu3 gamma.mu5 ... gamma.mun
+ // - ...
+ // + g.mu1.mun * Tr gamma.mu2 ... gamma.mu(n-1)
+ exvector v(num - 2);
+ int sign = 1;
+ ex result;
+ for (size_t i=1; i<num; i++) {
+ for (size_t n=1, j=0; n<num; n++) {
+ if (n == i)
+ continue;
+ v[j++] = ix[n];
+ }
+ result += sign * lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[i]) * trace_string(v.begin(), num-2);
+ sign = -sign;
+ }
+ return result;
+}
- if (ex_to_clifford(e).get_representation_label() == rl
- && is_ex_of_type(e.op(0), diracone))
- return trONE;
- else
- return _ex0();
+ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, const std::set<unsigned char> & rls, const ex & trONE)
+{
+ if (is_a<clifford>(e)) {
- } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, add)) {
+ unsigned char rl = ex_to<clifford>(e).get_representation_label();
- // Trace of sum = sum of traces
- ex sum = _ex0();
- for (unsigned i=0; i<e.nops(); i++)
- sum += dirac_trace(e.op(i), rl, trONE);
- return sum;
+ // Are we taking the trace over this object's representation label?
+ if (rls.find(rl) == rls.end())
+ return e;
- } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, mul)) {
+ // Yes, all elements are traceless, except for dirac_ONE and dirac_L/R
+ const ex & g = e.op(0);
+ if (is_a<diracone>(g))
+ return trONE;
+ else if (is_a<diracgammaL>(g) || is_a<diracgammaR>(g))
+ return trONE/2;
+ else
+ return _ex0;
+
+ } else if (is_exactly_a<mul>(e)) {
// Trace of product: pull out non-clifford factors
- ex prod = _ex1();
- for (unsigned i=0; i<e.nops(); i++) {
+ ex prod = _ex1;
+ for (size_t i=0; i<e.nops(); i++) {
const ex &o = e.op(i);
- unsigned ti = o.return_type_tinfo();
- if (is_clifford_tinfo(o.return_type_tinfo(), rl))
- prod *= dirac_trace(o, rl, trONE);
+ if (is_clifford_tinfo(o.return_type_tinfo()))
+ prod *= dirac_trace(o, rls, trONE);
else
prod *= o;
}
return prod;
- } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, ncmul)) {
+ } else if (is_exactly_a<ncmul>(e)) {
+
+ unsigned char rl = get_representation_label(e.return_type_tinfo());
- if (!is_clifford_tinfo(e.return_type_tinfo(), rl))
- return _ex0();
+ // Are we taking the trace over this string's representation label?
+ if (rls.find(rl) == rls.end())
+ return e;
- // Expand product, if necessary
- ex e_expanded = e.expand();
- if (!is_ex_of_type(e_expanded, ncmul))
- return dirac_trace(e_expanded, rl, trONE);
+ // Substitute gammaL/R and expand product, if necessary
+ ex e_expanded = e.subs(lst{
+ dirac_gammaL(rl) == (dirac_ONE(rl)-dirac_gamma5(rl))/2,
+ dirac_gammaR(rl) == (dirac_ONE(rl)+dirac_gamma5(rl))/2
+ }, subs_options::no_pattern).expand();
+ if (!is_a<ncmul>(e_expanded))
+ return dirac_trace(e_expanded, rls, trONE);
// gamma5 gets moved to the front so this check is enough
- bool has_gamma5 = is_ex_of_type(e.op(0).op(0), diracgamma5);
- unsigned num = e.nops();
+ bool has_gamma5 = is_a<diracgamma5>(e.op(0).op(0));
+ size_t num = e.nops();
if (has_gamma5) {
// Trace of gamma5 * odd number of gammas and trace of
// gamma5 * gamma.mu * gamma.nu are zero
if ((num & 1) == 0 || num == 3)
- return _ex0();
+ return _ex0;
+
+ // Tr gamma5 gamma.mu gamma.nu gamma.rho gamma.sigma = 4I * epsilon(mu, nu, rho, sigma)
+ // (the epsilon is always 4-dimensional)
+ if (num == 5) {
+ ex b1, i1, b2, i2, b3, i3, b4, i4;
+ base_and_index(e.op(1), b1, i1);
+ base_and_index(e.op(2), b2, i2);
+ base_and_index(e.op(3), b3, i3);
+ base_and_index(e.op(4), b4, i4);
+ return trONE * I * (lorentz_eps(ex_to<idx>(i1).replace_dim(_ex4), ex_to<idx>(i2).replace_dim(_ex4), ex_to<idx>(i3).replace_dim(_ex4), ex_to<idx>(i4).replace_dim(_ex4)) * b1 * b2 * b3 * b4).simplify_indexed();
+ }
// Tr gamma5 S_2k =
// I/4! * epsilon0123.mu1.mu2.mu3.mu4 * Tr gamma.mu1 gamma.mu2 gamma.mu3 gamma.mu4 S_2k
- ex dim = ex_to_idx(e.op(1).op(1)).get_dim();
- varidx mu1((new symbol)->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated), dim),
- mu2((new symbol)->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated), dim),
- mu3((new symbol)->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated), dim),
- mu4((new symbol)->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated), dim);
- exvector v;
- v.reserve(num + 3);
- v.push_back(dirac_gamma(mu1, rl));
- v.push_back(dirac_gamma(mu2, rl));
- v.push_back(dirac_gamma(mu3, rl));
- v.push_back(dirac_gamma(mu4, rl));
- for (int i=1; i<num; i++)
- v.push_back(e.op(i));
-
- return (eps0123(mu1.toggle_variance(), mu2.toggle_variance(), mu3.toggle_variance(), mu4.toggle_variance()) *
- dirac_trace(ncmul(v), rl, trONE)).simplify_indexed() * I / 24;
+ // (the epsilon is always 4-dimensional)
+ exvector ix(num-1), bv(num-1);
+ for (size_t i=1; i<num; i++)
+ base_and_index(e.op(i), bv[i-1], ix[i-1]);
+ num--;
+ int *iv = new int[num];
+ ex result;
+ for (size_t i=0; i<num-3; i++) {
+ ex idx1 = ix[i];
+ for (size_t j=i+1; j<num-2; j++) {
+ ex idx2 = ix[j];
+ for (size_t k=j+1; k<num-1; k++) {
+ ex idx3 = ix[k];
+ for (size_t l=k+1; l<num; l++) {
+ ex idx4 = ix[l];
+ iv[0] = i; iv[1] = j; iv[2] = k; iv[3] = l;
+ exvector v;
+ v.reserve(num - 4);
+ for (size_t n=0, t=4; n<num; n++) {
+ if (n == i || n == j || n == k || n == l)
+ continue;
+ iv[t++] = n;
+ v.push_back(ix[n]);
+ }
+ int sign = permutation_sign(iv, iv + num);
+ result += sign * lorentz_eps(ex_to<idx>(idx1).replace_dim(_ex4), ex_to<idx>(idx2).replace_dim(_ex4), ex_to<idx>(idx3).replace_dim(_ex4), ex_to<idx>(idx4).replace_dim(_ex4))
+ * trace_string(v.begin(), num - 4);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ delete[] iv;
+ return trONE * I * result * mul(bv);
} else { // no gamma5
// Trace of odd number of gammas is zero
if ((num & 1) == 1)
- return _ex0();
+ return _ex0;
// Tr gamma.mu gamma.nu = 4 g.mu.nu
- if (num == 2)
- return trONE * lorentz_g(e.op(0).op(1), e.op(1).op(1));
-
- // Traces of 4 or more gammas are computed recursively:
- // Tr gamma.mu1 gamma.mu2 ... gamma.mun =
- // + g.mu1.mu2 * Tr gamma.mu3 ... gamma.mun
- // - g.mu1.mu3 * Tr gamma.mu2 gamma.mu4 ... gamma.mun
- // + g.mu1.mu4 * Tr gamma.mu3 gamma.mu3 gamma.mu5 ... gamma.mun
- // - ...
- // + g.mu1.mun * Tr gamma.mu2 ... gamma.mu(n-1)
- exvector v(num - 2);
- int sign = 1;
- const ex &ix1 = e.op(0).op(1);
- ex result;
- for (int i=1; i<num; i++) {
- for (int n=1, j=0; n<num; n++) {
- if (n == i)
- continue;
- v[j++] = e.op(n);
+ if (num == 2) {
+ ex b1, i1, b2, i2;
+ base_and_index(e.op(0), b1, i1);
+ base_and_index(e.op(1), b2, i2);
+ return trONE * (lorentz_g(i1, i2) * b1 * b2).simplify_indexed();
+ }
+
+ exvector iv(num), bv(num);
+ for (size_t i=0; i<num; i++)
+ base_and_index(e.op(i), bv[i], iv[i]);
+
+ return trONE * (trace_string(iv.begin(), num) * mul(bv)).simplify_indexed();
+ }
+
+ } else if (e.nops() > 0) {
+
+ // Trace maps to all other container classes (this includes sums)
+ pointer_to_map_function_2args<const std::set<unsigned char> &, const ex &> fcn(dirac_trace, rls, trONE);
+ return e.map(fcn);
+
+ } else
+ return _ex0;
+}
+
+ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, const lst & rll, const ex & trONE)
+{
+ // Convert list to set
+ std::set<unsigned char> rls;
+ for (const auto & i : rll) {
+ if (i.info(info_flags::nonnegint))
+ rls.insert(ex_to<numeric>(i).to_int());
+ }
+
+ return dirac_trace(e, rls, trONE);
+}
+
+ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl, const ex & trONE)
+{
+ // Convert label to set
+ std::set<unsigned char> rls;
+ rls.insert(rl);
+
+ return dirac_trace(e, rls, trONE);
+}
+
+
+ex canonicalize_clifford(const ex & e_)
+{
+ pointer_to_map_function fcn(canonicalize_clifford);
+
+ if (is_a<matrix>(e_) // || is_a<pseries>(e) || is_a<integral>(e)
+ || e_.info(info_flags::list)) {
+ return e_.map(fcn);
+ } else {
+ ex e=simplify_indexed(e_);
+ // Scan for any ncmul objects
+ exmap srl;
+ ex aux = e.to_rational(srl);
+ for (auto & i : srl) {
+
+ ex lhs = i.first;
+ ex rhs = i.second;
+
+ if (is_exactly_a<ncmul>(rhs)
+ && rhs.return_type() == return_types::noncommutative
+ && is_clifford_tinfo(rhs.return_type_tinfo())) {
+
+ // Expand product, if necessary
+ ex rhs_expanded = rhs.expand();
+ if (!is_a<ncmul>(rhs_expanded)) {
+ i.second = canonicalize_clifford(rhs_expanded);
+ continue;
+
+ } else if (!is_a<clifford>(rhs.op(0)))
+ continue;
+
+ exvector v;
+ v.reserve(rhs.nops());
+ for (size_t j=0; j<rhs.nops(); j++)
+ v.push_back(rhs.op(j));
+
+ // Stupid recursive bubble sort because we only want to swap adjacent gammas
+ auto it = v.begin(), next_to_last = v.end() - 1;
+ if (is_a<diracgamma5>(it->op(0)) || is_a<diracgammaL>(it->op(0)) || is_a<diracgammaR>(it->op(0)))
+ ++it;
+
+ while (it != next_to_last) {
+ if (it[0].compare(it[1]) > 0) {
+
+ ex save0 = it[0], save1 = it[1];
+ ex b1, i1, b2, i2;
+ base_and_index(it[0], b1, i1);
+ base_and_index(it[1], b2, i2);
+ // for Clifford algebras (commutator_sign == -1) metric should be symmetrised
+ it[0] = (ex_to<clifford>(save0).get_metric(i1, i2, ex_to<clifford>(save0).get_commutator_sign() == -1) * b1 * b2).simplify_indexed();
+ it[1] = v.size() ? _ex2 * dirac_ONE(ex_to<clifford>(save0).get_representation_label()) : _ex2;
+ ex sum = ncmul(v);
+ it[0] = save1;
+ it[1] = save0;
+ sum += ex_to<clifford>(save0).get_commutator_sign() * ncmul(std::move(v));
+ i.second = canonicalize_clifford(sum);
+ goto next_sym;
+ }
+ ++it;
}
- result += sign * lorentz_g(ix1, e.op(i).op(1)) * dirac_trace(ncmul(v), rl, trONE);
- sign = -sign;
+next_sym: ;
}
- return result;
}
+ return aux.subs(srl, subs_options::no_pattern).simplify_indexed();
}
+}
- return _ex0();
+ex clifford_star_bar(const ex & e, bool do_bar, unsigned options)
+{
+ pointer_to_map_function_2args<bool, unsigned> fcn(clifford_star_bar, do_bar, options | 1);
+
+ // is a child, no need to expand
+ ex e1= (options & 1 ? e : e.expand());
+
+ if (is_a<ncmul>(e1) ) { // reversing order of clifford units
+ exvector ev, cv;
+ ev.reserve(e1.nops());
+ cv.reserve(e1.nops());
+ // separate clifford and non-clifford entries
+ for (int i= 0; i < e1.nops(); ++i) {
+ if (is_a<clifford>(e1.op(i)) && is_a<cliffordunit>(e1.op(i).op(0)))
+ cv.push_back(e1.op(i));
+ else
+ ev.push_back(e1.op(i));
+ }
+ for (auto i=cv.rbegin(); i!=cv.rend(); ++i) { // reverse order of Clifford units
+ ev.push_back(i->conjugate());
+ }
+ // For clifford_bar an odd number of clifford units reverts the sign
+ if (do_bar && (cv.size() % 2 == 1))
+ return -dynallocate<ncmul>(std::move(ev));
+ else
+ return dynallocate<ncmul>(std::move(ev));
+ } else if (is_a<clifford>(e1) && is_a<cliffordunit>(e1.op(0))) {
+ if (do_bar)
+ return -e;
+ else
+ return e;
+ } else if (is_a<power>(e1)) {
+ // apply the procedure to the base of a power
+ return pow(clifford_star_bar(e1.op(0), do_bar, 0), e1.op(1));
+ } else if (is_a<add>(e1) || is_a<mul>(e1) || e.info(info_flags::list)) {
+ // recurse into subexpressions
+ return e1.map(fcn);
+ } else // nothing meaningful can be done
+ return e;
}
-ex canonicalize_clifford(const ex & e)
+ex clifford_prime(const ex & e)
{
- if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, add)) {
+ pointer_to_map_function fcn(clifford_prime);
+ if (is_a<clifford>(e) && is_a<cliffordunit>(e.op(0))) {
+ return -e;
+ } else if (is_a<add>(e) || is_a<ncmul>(e) || is_a<mul>(e) //|| is_a<pseries>(e) || is_a<integral>(e)
+ || is_a<matrix>(e) || e.info(info_flags::list)) {
+ return e.map(fcn);
+ } else if (is_a<power>(e)) {
+ return pow(clifford_prime(e.op(0)), e.op(1));
+ } else
+ return e;
+}
- ex sum = _ex0();
- for (unsigned i=0; i<e.nops(); i++)
- sum += canonicalize_clifford(e.op(i));
- return sum;
+ex remove_dirac_ONE(const ex & e, unsigned char rl, unsigned options)
+{
+ pointer_to_map_function_2args<unsigned char, unsigned> fcn(remove_dirac_ONE, rl, options | 1);
+ bool need_reevaluation = false;
+ ex e1 = e;
+ if (! (options & 1) ) { // is not a child
+ if (options & 2)
+ e1 = expand_dummy_sum(e, true);
+ e1 = canonicalize_clifford(e1);
+ }
+
+ if (is_a<clifford>(e1) && ex_to<clifford>(e1).get_representation_label() >= rl) {
+ if (is_a<diracone>(e1.op(0)))
+ return 1;
+ else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("remove_dirac_ONE(): expression is a non-scalar Clifford number!"));
+ } else if (is_a<add>(e1) || is_a<ncmul>(e1) || is_a<mul>(e1)
+ || is_a<matrix>(e1) || e1.info(info_flags::list)) {
+ if (options & 3) // is a child or was already expanded
+ return e1.map(fcn);
+ else
+ try {
+ return e1.map(fcn);
+ } catch (std::exception &p) {
+ need_reevaluation = true;
+ }
+ } else if (is_a<power>(e1)) {
+ if (options & 3) // is a child or was already expanded
+ return pow(remove_dirac_ONE(e1.op(0), rl, options | 1), e1.op(1));
+ else
+ try {
+ return pow(remove_dirac_ONE(e1.op(0), rl, options | 1), e1.op(1));
+ } catch (std::exception &p) {
+ need_reevaluation = true;
+ }
+ }
+ if (need_reevaluation)
+ return remove_dirac_ONE(e, rl, options | 2);
+ return e1;
+}
- } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, mul)) {
+int clifford_max_label(const ex & e, bool ignore_ONE)
+{
+ if (is_a<clifford>(e))
+ if (ignore_ONE && is_a<diracone>(e.op(0)))
+ return -1;
+ else
+ return ex_to<clifford>(e).get_representation_label();
+ else {
+ int rl = -1;
+ for (size_t i=0; i < e.nops(); i++)
+ rl = (rl > clifford_max_label(e.op(i), ignore_ONE)) ? rl : clifford_max_label(e.op(i), ignore_ONE);
+ return rl;
+ }
+}
- ex prod = _ex1();
- for (unsigned i=0; i<e.nops(); i++)
- prod *= canonicalize_clifford(e.op(i));
- return prod;
+ex clifford_norm(const ex & e)
+{
+ return sqrt(remove_dirac_ONE(e * clifford_bar(e)));
+}
+
+ex clifford_inverse(const ex & e)
+{
+ ex norm = clifford_norm(e);
+ if (!norm.is_zero())
+ return clifford_bar(e) / pow(norm, 2);
+ else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("clifford_inverse(): cannot find inverse of Clifford number with zero norm!"));
+}
- } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, ncmul)) {
+ex lst_to_clifford(const ex & v, const ex & mu, const ex & metr, unsigned char rl)
+{
+ if (!ex_to<idx>(mu).is_dim_numeric())
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("lst_to_clifford(): Index should have a numeric dimension"));
+ ex e = clifford_unit(mu, metr, rl);
+ return lst_to_clifford(v, e);
+}
- // Expand product, if necessary
- ex e_expanded = e.expand();
- if (!is_ex_of_type(e_expanded, ncmul))
- return canonicalize_clifford(e_expanded);
+ex lst_to_clifford(const ex & v, const ex & e) {
+ unsigned min, max;
+
+ if (is_a<clifford>(e)) {
+ ex mu = e.op(1);
+ ex mu_toggle
+ = is_a<varidx>(mu) ? ex_to<varidx>(mu).toggle_variance() : mu;
+ unsigned dim = get_dim_uint(mu);
+
+ if (is_a<matrix>(v)) {
+ if (ex_to<matrix>(v).cols() > ex_to<matrix>(v).rows()) {
+ min = ex_to<matrix>(v).rows();
+ max = ex_to<matrix>(v).cols();
+ } else {
+ min = ex_to<matrix>(v).cols();
+ max = ex_to<matrix>(v).rows();
+ }
+ if (min == 1) {
+ if (dim == max)
+ return indexed(v, mu_toggle) * e;
+ else if (max - dim == 1) {
+ if (ex_to<matrix>(v).cols() > ex_to<matrix>(v).rows())
+ return v.op(0) * dirac_ONE(ex_to<clifford>(e).get_representation_label()) + indexed(sub_matrix(ex_to<matrix>(v), 0, 1, 1, dim), mu_toggle) * e;
+ else
+ return v.op(0) * dirac_ONE(ex_to<clifford>(e).get_representation_label()) + indexed(sub_matrix(ex_to<matrix>(v), 1, dim, 0, 1), mu_toggle) * e;
+ } else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("lst_to_clifford(): dimensions of vector and clifford unit mismatch"));
+ } else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("lst_to_clifford(): first argument should be a vector (nx1 or 1xn matrix)"));
+ } else if (v.info(info_flags::list)) {
+ if (dim == ex_to<lst>(v).nops())
+ return indexed(matrix(dim, 1, ex_to<lst>(v)), mu_toggle) * e;
+ else if (ex_to<lst>(v).nops() - dim == 1)
+ return v.op(0) * dirac_ONE(ex_to<clifford>(e).get_representation_label()) + indexed(sub_matrix(matrix(dim+1, 1, ex_to<lst>(v)), 1, dim, 0, 1), mu_toggle) * e;
+ else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("lst_to_clifford(): list length and dimension of clifford unit mismatch"));
+ } else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("lst_to_clifford(): cannot construct from anything but list or vector"));
+ } else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("lst_to_clifford(): the second argument should be a Clifford unit"));
+}
- if (!is_ex_of_type(e.op(0), clifford))
- return e;
+/** Auxiliary structure to define a function for striping one Clifford unit
+ * from vectors. Used in clifford_to_lst(). */
+static ex get_clifford_comp(const ex & e, const ex & c, bool root=true)
+{
+ // make expansion on the top-level call only
+ ex e1=(root? e.expand() : e);
+
+ pointer_to_map_function_2args<const ex &, bool> fcn(get_clifford_comp, c, false);
+ int ival = ex_to<numeric>(ex_to<idx>(c.op(1)).get_value()).to_int();
+ int rl=ex_to<clifford>(c).get_representation_label();
+
+ if ( (is_a<add>(e1) || e1.info(info_flags::list) || is_a<matrix>(e1))) {
+ return e1.map(fcn);
+ } else if (is_a<ncmul>(e1) || is_a<mul>(e1)) {
+ // searches are done within products only
+ exvector ev, all_dummy=get_all_dummy_indices(e1);
+ bool found=false, same_value_found=false;
+ ex dummy_ind=0;
+ ev.reserve(e1.nops());
+ for (int i=0; i < e1.nops();++i) {
+ // look for a Clifford unit with the same metric and representation label,
+ // if found remember its index
+ if (is_a<clifford>(e1.op(i)) && ex_to<clifford>(e1.op(i)).get_representation_label() == rl
+ && is_a<cliffordunit>(e1.op(i).op(0)) && ex_to<clifford>(e1.op(i)).same_metric(c)) { // same Clifford unit
+ if (found)
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("get_clifford_comp(): expression is a Clifford multi-vector"));
+ found=true;
+ if (ex_to<idx>(e1.op(i).op(1)).is_numeric() &&
+ (ival == ex_to<numeric>(ex_to<idx>(e1.op(i).op(1)).get_value()).to_int())) {
+ same_value_found = true; // desired index value is found
+ } else if ((std::find(all_dummy.begin(), all_dummy.end(), e1.op(i).op(1)) != all_dummy.end())
+ || (is_a<varidx>(e1.op(i).op(1))
+ && std::find(all_dummy.begin(), all_dummy.end(),
+ ex_to<varidx>(e1.op(i).op(1)).toggle_variance()) != all_dummy.end())) {
+ dummy_ind=(e1.op(i).op(1)); // suitable dummy index found
+ } else
+ ev.push_back(e.op(i)); // another index value
+ } else
+ ev.push_back(e1.op(i));
+ }
- exvector v;
- v.reserve(e.nops());
- for (int i=0; i<e.nops(); i++)
- v.push_back(e.op(i));
-
- // Stupid bubble sort because we only want to swap adjacent gammas
- exvector::iterator itstart = v.begin(), itend = v.end(), next_to_last = itend - 1;
- if (is_ex_of_type(itstart->op(0), diracgamma5))
- itstart++;
- while (next_to_last != itstart) {
- exvector::iterator it = itstart;
- while (it != next_to_last) {
- if (it[0].op(1).compare(it[1].op(1)) > 0) {
- ex save0 = it[0], save1 = it[1];
- it[0] = lorentz_g(it[0].op(1), it[1].op(1));
- it[1] = _ex2();
- ex sum = ncmul(v);
- it[0] = save1;
- it[1] = save0;
- sum -= ncmul(v);
- return canonicalize_clifford(sum);
- }
- it++;
+ if (! found) // no Clifford units found at all
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("get_clifford_comp(): expression is not a Clifford vector to the given units"));
+
+ ex res=dynallocate<ncmul>(std::move(ev));
+ if (same_value_found) {
+ return res;
+ } else if (! dummy_ind.is_zero()) { // a dummy index was found
+ if (is_a<varidx>(dummy_ind))
+ dummy_ind = ex_to<varidx>(dummy_ind).toggle_variance();
+ return res.subs(dummy_ind==ival, subs_options::no_pattern);
+ } else // found a Clifford unit with another index
+ return 0;
+ } else if (e1.is_zero()) {
+ return 0;
+ } else if (is_a<clifford>(e1) && is_a<cliffordunit>(e1.op(0)) && ex_to<clifford>(e1).same_metric(c)) {
+ if (ex_to<idx>(e1.op(1)).is_numeric() &&
+ (ival == ex_to<numeric>(ex_to<idx>(e1.op(1)).get_value()).to_int()) )
+ return 1;
+ else
+ return 0;
+ } else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("get_clifford_comp(): expression is not usable as a Clifford vector"));
+}
+
+lst clifford_to_lst(const ex & e, const ex & c, bool algebraic)
+{
+ GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<clifford>(c));
+ ex mu = c.op(1);
+ if (! ex_to<idx>(mu).is_dim_numeric())
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("clifford_to_lst(): index should have a numeric dimension"));
+ unsigned int D = ex_to<numeric>(ex_to<idx>(mu).get_dim()).to_int();
+
+ if (algebraic) // check if algebraic method is applicable
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < D; i++)
+ if (pow(c.subs(mu == i, subs_options::no_pattern), 2).is_zero()
+ || (! is_a<numeric>(pow(c.subs(mu == i, subs_options::no_pattern), 2))))
+ algebraic = false;
+ lst V;
+ ex v0 = remove_dirac_ONE(canonicalize_clifford(e+clifford_prime(e)))/2;
+ if (! v0.is_zero())
+ V.append(v0);
+ ex e1 = canonicalize_clifford(e - v0 * dirac_ONE(ex_to<clifford>(c).get_representation_label()));
+ if (algebraic) {
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < D; i++)
+ V.append(remove_dirac_ONE(
+ simplify_indexed(canonicalize_clifford(e1 * c.subs(mu == i, subs_options::no_pattern) + c.subs(mu == i, subs_options::no_pattern) * e1))
+ / (2*pow(c.subs(mu == i, subs_options::no_pattern), 2))));
+ } else {
+ try {
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < D; i++)
+ V.append(get_clifford_comp(e1, c.subs(c.op(1) == i, subs_options::no_pattern)));
+ } catch (std::exception &p) {
+ /* Try to expand dummy summations to simplify the expression*/
+ e1 = canonicalize_clifford(expand_dummy_sum(e, true));
+ V.remove_all();
+ v0 = remove_dirac_ONE(canonicalize_clifford(e1+clifford_prime(e1)))/2;
+ if (! v0.is_zero()) {
+ V.append(v0);
+ e1 = canonicalize_clifford(e1 - v0 * dirac_ONE(ex_to<clifford>(c).get_representation_label()));
}
- next_to_last--;
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < D; i++)
+ V.append(get_clifford_comp(e1, c.subs(c.op(1) == i, subs_options::no_pattern)));
}
- return ncmul(v);
}
+ return V;
+}
+
+
+ex clifford_moebius_map(const ex & a, const ex & b, const ex & c, const ex & d, const ex & v, const ex & G, unsigned char rl)
+{
+ ex x, D, cu;
+
+ if (! is_a<matrix>(v) && ! v.info(info_flags::list))
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("clifford_moebius_map(): parameter v should be either vector or list"));
+
+ if (is_a<clifford>(G)) {
+ cu = G;
+ } else {
+ if (is_a<indexed>(G)) {
+ D = ex_to<idx>(G.op(1)).get_dim();
+ varidx mu(dynallocate<symbol>(), D);
+ cu = clifford_unit(mu, G, rl);
+ } else if (is_a<matrix>(G)) {
+ D = ex_to<matrix>(G).rows();
+ idx mu(dynallocate<symbol>(), D);
+ cu = clifford_unit(mu, G, rl);
+ } else throw(std::invalid_argument("clifford_moebius_map(): metric should be an indexed object, matrix, or a Clifford unit"));
+
+ }
+
+ x = lst_to_clifford(v, cu);
+ ex e = clifford_to_lst(simplify_indexed(canonicalize_clifford((a * x + b) * clifford_inverse(c * x + d))), cu, false);
+ return (is_a<matrix>(v) ? matrix(ex_to<matrix>(v).rows(), ex_to<matrix>(v).cols(), ex_to<lst>(e)) : e);
+}
- return e;
+ex clifford_moebius_map(const ex & M, const ex & v, const ex & G, unsigned char rl)
+{
+ if (is_a<matrix>(M) && (ex_to<matrix>(M).rows() == 2) && (ex_to<matrix>(M).cols() == 2))
+ return clifford_moebius_map(M.op(0), M.op(1), M.op(2), M.op(3), v, G, rl);
+ else
+ throw(std::invalid_argument("clifford_moebius_map(): parameter M should be a 2x2 matrix"));
}
} // namespace GiNaC