3 * Interface to GiNaC's Lorentz tensors. */
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23 #ifndef __GINAC_LORTENSOR_H__
24 #define __GINAC_LORTENSOR_H__
30 #include "lorentzidx.h"
32 #ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
34 #endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
37 /** This class holds an object carrying Lorentz indices (of class
38 * lorentzidx). It can represent a general (symbolic) tensor of type
39 * (p,q), or one of the constant tensors g (the metric), delta (unity
40 * matrix) or epsilon (4-dimensional totally antisymmetric tensor). */
41 class lortensor : public indexed
43 GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(lortensor, indexed)
47 friend lortensor lortensor_g(const ex & mu, const ex & nu);
48 friend lortensor lortensor_delta(const ex & mu, const ex & nu);
49 friend lortensor lortensor_epsilon(const ex & mu, const ex & nu,
50 const ex & rho, const ex & sigma);
51 friend lortensor lortensor_vector(const string & n, const ex & mu);
52 friend lortensor lortensor_symbolic(const string & name, const exvector & iv);
54 friend ex simplify_lortensor_mul(const ex & m);
55 friend ex simplify_lortensor(const ex & e);
61 invalid, /**< not properly constructed */
62 lortensor_g, /**< metric tensor */
63 lortensor_delta, /**< unity matrix */
64 lortensor_epsilon, /**< four-dimensional totally antisymmetric tensor */
65 lortensor_symbolic /**< general symbolic Lorentz tensor */
70 // default constructor, destructor, copy constructor assignment operator and helpers
74 lortensor(const lortensor & other);
75 const lortensor & operator=(const lortensor & other);
77 void copy(const lortensor & other);
78 void destroy(bool call_parent);
82 lortensor(lortensor_types const lt, const std::string & n);
83 lortensor(lortensor_types const lt, const std::string & n, const ex & mu);
84 lortensor(lortensor_types const lt, const std::string & n, const ex & mu, const ex & nu);
85 lortensor(lortensor_types const lt, const std::string & n, const ex & mu, const ex & nu, const ex & rho);
86 lortensor(lortensor_types const lt, const std::string & n, const ex & mu, const ex & nu, const ex & rho, const ex & sigma);
87 lortensor(lortensor_types const lt, const std::string & n, const exvector & iv);
88 lortensor(lortensor_types const lt, const std::string & n, unsigned s, const exvector & iv);
89 lortensor(lortensor_types const lt, const std::string & n, unsigned s, exvector * ivp);
91 //functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
93 basic * duplicate() const;
94 void printraw(std::ostream & os) const;
95 void printtree(std::ostream & os, unsigned indent) const;
96 void print(std::ostream & os, unsigned upper_precedence=0) const;
97 bool info(unsigned inf) const;
98 ex eval(int level=0) const;
100 int compare_same_type(const basic & other) const;
101 bool is_equal_same_type(const basic & other) const;
102 unsigned return_type(void) const;
103 unsigned return_type_tinfo(void) const;
104 ex thisexprseq(const exvector & v) const;
105 ex thisexprseq(exvector * vp) const;
107 // new virtual functions which can be overridden by derived classes
110 //non virtual functions in this class
112 void setname(const std::string & n) {name = n;}
113 std::string getname(void) const {return name;}
115 bool all_of_type_lorentzidx(void) const;
117 std::string & autoname_prefix(void);
122 lortensor_types type; /**< Type of object */
123 std::string name; /**< Name of symbolic tensor */
124 unsigned serial; /**< Unique serial number for comparing symbolic tensors */
126 static unsigned next_serial;
131 extern const lortensor some_lortensor;
132 extern const std::type_info & typeid_lortensor;
136 inline const lortensor & ex_to_lortensor(const ex &e)
138 return static_cast<const lortensor &>(*e.bp);
141 inline lortensor &ex_to_nonconst_lortensor(const ex &e)
143 return static_cast<lortensor &>(*e.bp);
146 lortensor lortensor_g(const ex & mu, const ex & nu);
147 lortensor lortensor_delta(const ex & mu, const ex & nu);
148 lortensor lortensor_epsilon(const ex & mu, const ex & nu,
149 const ex & rho, const ex & sigma);
150 lortensor lortensor_vector(const string & n, const ex & mu);
151 lortensor lortensor_symbolic(const string & name, const exvector & iv);
153 ex simplify_lortensor_mul(const ex & m);
154 ex simplify_lortensor(const ex & e);
156 #ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
158 #endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
160 #endif // ndef __GINAC_LORTENSOR_H__