#include "ex.h"
#include "idx.h"
#include "ncmul.h"
+#include "symbol.h"
#include "print.h"
#include "archive.h"
#include "debugmsg.h"
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->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(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(rl) + (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)
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;
}
}
return clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
}
-ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl = 0)
+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)) {
ex prod = _ex1();
for (unsigned i=0; i<e.nops(); i++) {
const ex &o = e.op(i);
- if (is_ex_of_type(o, clifford)
- && ex_to_clifford(o).get_representation_label() == rl)
- prod *= dirac_trace(o, rl);
- else if (is_ex_of_type(o, ncmul)
- && is_ex_of_type(o.op(0), clifford)
- && ex_to_clifford(o.op(0)).get_representation_label() == rl)
+ unsigned ti = o.return_type_tinfo();
+ if (is_clifford_tinfo(o.return_type_tinfo(), rl))
prod *= dirac_trace(o, rl);
else
prod *= o;
} else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, ncmul)) {
- if (!is_ex_of_type(e.op(0), clifford)
- || ex_to_clifford(e.op(0)).get_representation_label() != rl)
+ 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 == 2)
+ // 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
+ // 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 =
- // + eta_mu1_mu2 * Tr gamma_mu3 ... gamma_mun
- // - eta_mu1_mu3 * Tr gamma_mu2 gamma_mu4 ... gamma_mun
- // + eta_mu1_mu4 * Tr gamma_mu3 gamma_mu3 gamma_mu5 ... gamma_mun
+ // 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
// - ...
- // + eta_mu1_mun * Tr gamma_mu2 ... gamma_mu(n-1)
+ // + 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);
}
return result;
}
-
- throw (std::logic_error("dirac_trace: don't know how to compute trace"));
}
return _ex0();