]> www.ginac.de Git - ginac.git/blobdiff - ginac/clifford.cpp
- symbols can have a LaTeX name, e.g. symbol s("s", "\\sigma");
[ginac.git] / ginac / clifford.cpp
index 06d9e5415a361d95b3305133e1032f84c10bae52..5a69cfd58db038073f36bd1728d96edbb5a222f8 100644 (file)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "ex.h"
 #include "idx.h"
 #include "ncmul.h"
+#include "symbol.h"
 #include "print.h"
 #include "archive.h"
 #include "debugmsg.h"
@@ -138,45 +139,47 @@ DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracone)
 DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracgamma)
 DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracgamma5)
 
-DEFAULT_PRINT(diracone, "ONE")
-DEFAULT_PRINT(diracgamma, "gamma")
-DEFAULT_PRINT(diracgamma5, "gamma5")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracone, "ONE", "\\mathbb{1}")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracgamma, "gamma", "\\gamma")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracgamma5, "gamma5", "{\\gamma^5}")
 
 /** 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, indexed));
+       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();
 
-       if (is_ex_of_type(other->op(0), diracgamma)) {
+       if (is_ex_of_type(*other, clifford)) {
 
                ex dim = ex_to_idx(self->op(1)).get_dim();
 
-               // gamma~mu*gamma.mu = dim*ONE
+               // gamma~mu gamma.mu = dim ONE
                if (other - self == 1) {
                        *self = dim;
-                       *other = dirac_ONE();
+                       *other = dirac_ONE(rl);
                        return true;
 
-               // gamma~mu*gamma~alpha*gamma.mu = (2-dim)*gamma~alpha
+               // gamma~mu gamma~alpha gamma.mu = (2-dim) gamma~alpha
                } else if (other - self == 2
                        && is_ex_of_type(self[1], clifford)) {
                        *self = 2 - dim;
                        *other = _ex1();
                        return true;
 
-               // gamma~mu*gamma~alpha*gamma~beta*gamma.mu = 4*g~alpha~beta+(dim-4)*gamam~alpha*gamma~beta
+               // 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 * metric_tensor(self[1].op(1), self[2].op(1)) * dirac_ONE() + (dim - 4) * self[1] * self[2];
+                       *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();
                        return true;
 
-               // gamma~mu*gamma~alpha*gamma~beta*gamma~delta*gamma.mu = -2*gamma~delta*gamma~beta*gamma~alpha+(4-dim)*gamma~alpha*gamma~beta*gamma~delta
+#if 0
+               // gamma~mu gamma~alpha gamma~beta gamma~delta gamma.mu = -2 gamma~delta gamma~beta gamma~alpha + (4-dim) gamma~alpha gamma~beta gamma~delta
                } else if (other - self == 4
                        && is_ex_of_type(self[1], clifford)
                        && is_ex_of_type(self[2], clifford)
@@ -187,6 +190,30 @@ bool diracgamma::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other
                        self[3] = _ex1();
                        *other = _ex1();
                        return true;
+#endif
+
+               // 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++;
+                       }
+
+                       it = self + 1;
+                       ex S = _ex1();
+                       while (it != next_to_last) {
+                               S *= *it;
+                               *it++ = _ex1();
+                       }
+
+                       *self = 2 * (*next_to_last) * S - (*self) * S * (*other) * (*next_to_last);
+                       *next_to_last = _ex1();
+                       *other = _ex1();
+                       return true;
                }
        }
 
@@ -200,6 +227,7 @@ ex clifford::simplify_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();
@@ -251,7 +279,7 @@ ex clifford::simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const
                                const ex & ib = b.op(1);
                                if (ia.is_equal(ib)) {
                                        a = lorentz_g(ia, ib);
-                                       b = dirac_ONE();
+                                       b = dirac_ONE(rl);
                                        something_changed = true;
                                }
                        }
@@ -260,7 +288,7 @@ ex clifford::simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const
        }
 
        if (s.size() == 0)
-               return clifford(diracone()) * sign;
+               return clifford(diracone(), rl) * sign;
        if (something_changed)
                return nonsimplified_ncmul(s) * sign;
        else
@@ -299,4 +327,126 @@ ex dirac_gamma5(unsigned char rl)
        return clifford(diracgamma5(), 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);
+}
+
+/** 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)
+{
+       return ti == (TINFO_clifford + rl);
+}
+
+ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
+{
+       if (is_ex_of_type(e, clifford)) {
+
+               if (ex_to_clifford(e).get_representation_label() == rl
+                && is_ex_of_type(e.op(0), diracone))
+                       return _ex4();
+               else
+                       return _ex0();
+
+       } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, add)) {
+
+               // Trace of sum = sum of traces
+               ex sum = _ex0();
+               for (unsigned i=0; i<e.nops(); i++)
+                       sum += dirac_trace(e.op(i), rl);
+               return sum;
+
+       } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, mul)) {
+
+               // Trace of product: pull out non-clifford factors
+               ex prod = _ex1();
+               for (unsigned 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);
+                       else
+                               prod *= o;
+               }
+               return prod;
+
+       } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, ncmul)) {
+
+               if (!is_clifford_tinfo(e.return_type_tinfo(), rl))
+                       return _ex0();
+
+               // Expand product, if necessary
+               ex e_expanded = e.expand();
+               if (!is_ex_of_type(e_expanded, ncmul))
+                       return dirac_trace(e_expanded, rl);
+
+               // 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();
+
+               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();
+
+                       // Tr gamma5 S_2k =
+                       //   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)).simplify_indexed() / 24;
+
+               } else { // no gamma5
+
+                       // Trace of odd number of gammas is zero
+                       if ((num & 1) == 1)
+                               return _ex0();
+
+                       // Tr gamma.mu gamma.nu = 4 g.mu.nu
+                       if (num == 2)
+                               return 4 * 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);
+                               }
+                               result += sign * lorentz_g(ix1, e.op(i).op(1)) * dirac_trace(ncmul(v), rl);
+                               sign = -sign;
+                       }
+                       return result;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return _ex0();
+}
+
 } // namespace GiNaC