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 /** @file clifford.cpp
  *
- *  Implementation of GiNaC's clifford objects.
- *  No real implementation yet, to be done.     */
+ *  Implementation of GiNaC's clifford algebra (Dirac gamma) objects. */
 
 /*
- *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+ *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2001 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
  *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  */
 
-#include <string>
-
 #include "clifford.h"
 #include "ex.h"
+#include "idx.h"
 #include "ncmul.h"
-#include "utils.h"
+#include "symbol.h"
+#include "numeric.h" // for I
+#include "print.h"
+#include "archive.h"
 #include "debugmsg.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
 
-#ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
 namespace GiNaC {
-#endif // ndef NO_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)
 
 //////////
 // default constructor, destructor, copy constructor assignment operator and helpers
 //////////
 
-// public
-
-clifford::clifford()
+clifford::clifford() : representation_label(0)
 {
-       debugmsg("clifford default constructor",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
-       serial=next_serial++;
-       name=autoname_prefix()+ToString(serial);
-       tinfo_key=TINFO_clifford;
+       debugmsg("clifford default constructor", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
+       tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
 }
 
-clifford::~clifford()
+void clifford::copy(const clifford & other)
 {
-       debugmsg("clifford destructor",LOGLEVEL_DESTRUCT);
-       destroy(false);
+       inherited::copy(other);
+       representation_label = other.representation_label;
 }
 
-clifford::clifford(const clifford & other)
+DEFAULT_DESTROY(clifford)
+DEFAULT_CTORS(diracone)
+DEFAULT_CTORS(diracgamma)
+DEFAULT_CTORS(diracgamma5)
+
+//////////
+// 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)
 {
-       debugmsg("clifford copy constructor",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
-       copy (other);
+       debugmsg("clifford constructor from ex", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
+       tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
 }
 
-const clifford & clifford::operator=(const clifford & other)
+/** Construct object with one Lorentz index. This constructor is for internal
+ *  use only. Use the dirac_gamma() function instead.
+ *  @see dirac_gamma */
+clifford::clifford(const ex & b, const ex & mu, unsigned char rl) : inherited(b, mu), representation_label(rl)
 {
-       debugmsg("clifford operator=",LOGLEVEL_ASSIGNMENT);
-       if (this != &other) {
-               destroy(true);
-               copy(other);
-       }
-       return *this;
+       debugmsg("clifford constructor from ex,ex", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(mu, varidx));
+       tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
 }
 
-// protected
-
-void clifford::copy(const clifford & other)
+clifford::clifford(unsigned char rl, const exvector & v, bool discardable) : inherited(indexed::unknown, v, discardable), representation_label(rl)
 {
-       indexed::copy(other);
-       name=other.name;
-       serial=other.serial;
+       debugmsg("clifford constructor from unsigned char,exvector", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
+       tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
 }
 
-void clifford::destroy(bool call_parent)
+clifford::clifford(unsigned char rl, exvector * vp) : inherited(indexed::unknown, vp), representation_label(rl)
 {
-       if (call_parent) {
-               indexed::destroy(call_parent);
-       }
+       debugmsg("clifford constructor from unsigned char,exvector *", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
+       tinfo_key = TINFO_clifford;
 }
 
 //////////
-// other constructors
+// archiving
 //////////
 
-// public
+clifford::clifford(const archive_node &n, const lst &sym_lst) : inherited(n, sym_lst)
+{
+       debugmsg("clifford constructor from archive_node", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
+       unsigned rl;
+       n.find_unsigned("label", rl);
+       representation_label = rl;
+}
 
-clifford::clifford(const std::string & initname)
+void clifford::archive(archive_node &n) const
 {
-       debugmsg("clifford constructor from string",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
-       name=initname;
-       serial=next_serial++;
-       tinfo_key=TINFO_clifford;
+       inherited::archive(n);
+       n.add_unsigned("label", representation_label);
 }
 
+DEFAULT_UNARCHIVE(clifford)
+DEFAULT_ARCHIVING(diracone)
+DEFAULT_ARCHIVING(diracgamma)
+DEFAULT_ARCHIVING(diracgamma5)
+
 //////////
 // functions overriding virtual functions from bases classes
 //////////
 
-// public
-
-basic * clifford::duplicate() const
+int clifford::compare_same_type(const basic & other) const
 {
-       debugmsg("clifford duplicate",LOGLEVEL_DUPLICATE);
-       return new clifford(*this);
-}
+       GINAC_ASSERT(other.tinfo() == TINFO_clifford);
+       const clifford &o = static_cast<const clifford &>(other);
 
-void clifford::printraw(std::ostream & os) const
-{
-       debugmsg("clifford printraw",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
-       os << "clifford(" << "name=" << name << ",serial=" << serial
-          << ",indices=";
-       printrawindices(os);
-       os << ",hash=" << hashvalue << ",flags=" << flags << ")";
-}
+       if (representation_label != o.representation_label) {
+               // different representation label
+               return representation_label < o.representation_label ? -1 : 1;
+       }
 
-void clifford::printtree(std::ostream & os, unsigned indent) const
-{
-       debugmsg("clifford printtree",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
-       os << std::string(indent,' ') << name << " (clifford): "
-          << "serial=" << serial << ","
-          << seq.size() << "indices=";
-       printtreeindices(os, indent);
-       os << ", hash=" << hashvalue
-          << " (0x" << std::hex << hashvalue << std::dec << ")"
-          << ", flags=" << flags << std::endl;
+       return inherited::compare_same_type(other);
 }
 
-void clifford::print(std::ostream & os, unsigned upper_precedence) const
-{
-       debugmsg("clifford print",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
-       os << name;
-       printindices(os);
-}
+DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracone)
+DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracgamma)
+DEFAULT_COMPARE(diracgamma5)
+
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracone, "ONE", "\\mathbb{1}")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracgamma, "gamma", "\\gamma")
+DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(diracgamma5, "gamma5", "{\\gamma^5}")
 
-void clifford::printcsrc(std::ostream & os, unsigned type, unsigned upper_precedence) const
+/** Contraction of a gamma matrix with something else. */
+bool diracgamma::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const
 {
-       debugmsg("clifford print csrc",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
-       print(os,upper_precedence);
+       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, clifford)) {
+
+               ex dim = ex_to_idx(self->op(1)).get_dim();
+
+               // 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
+               } 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
+               } 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();
+                       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++;
+                       }
+
+                       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 false;
 }
 
-bool clifford::info(unsigned inf) const
+/** Perform automatic simplification on noncommutative product of clifford
+ *  objects. This removes superfluous ONEs, permutes gamma5's to the front
+ *  and removes squares of gamma objects. */
+ex clifford::simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const
 {
-       return indexed::info(inf);
-}
+       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++;
+       }
 
-// protected
+       bool something_changed = false;
+       int sign = 1;
+
+       // Anticommute gamma5's to the front
+       if (s.size() >= 2) {
+               exvector::iterator first = s.begin(), next_to_last = s.end() - 2;
+               while (true) {
+                       exvector::iterator 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;
+                               }
+                               if (it == first)
+                                       break;
+                               it--;
+                       }
+                       if (next_to_last == first)
+                               break;
+                       next_to_last--;
+               }
+       }
 
-int clifford::compare_same_type(const basic & other) const
-{
-       GINAC_ASSERT(other.tinfo() == TINFO_clifford);
-       const clifford *o = static_cast<const clifford *>(&other);
-       if (serial==o->serial) {
-               return indexed::compare_same_type(other);
+       // 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) {
+                       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)) {
+                               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);
+                                       something_changed = true;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       it++;
+               }
        }
-       return serial < o->serial ? -1 : 1;
+
+       if (s.size() == 0)
+               return clifford(diracone(), rl) * sign;
+       if (something_changed)
+               return nonsimplified_ncmul(s) * sign;
+       else
+               return simplified_ncmul(s) * sign;
 }
 
-ex clifford::simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const
+ex clifford::thisexprseq(const exvector & v) const
 {
-       return simplified_ncmul(v);
+       return clifford(representation_label, v);
 }
 
-unsigned clifford::calchash(void) const
+ex clifford::thisexprseq(exvector * vp) const
 {
-       hashvalue=golden_ratio_hash(golden_ratio_hash(0x55555556U ^
-                                                                                                 golden_ratio_hash(tinfo_key) ^
-                                                                                                 serial));
-       setflag(status_flags::hash_calculated);
-       return hashvalue;
+       return clifford(representation_label, vp);
 }
 
 //////////
-// virtual functions which can be overridden by derived classes
+// global functions
 //////////
 
-// none
-
-//////////
-// non-virtual functions in this class
-//////////
+ex dirac_ONE(unsigned char rl)
+{
+       return clifford(diracone(), rl);
+}
 
-void clifford::setname(const std::string & n)
+ex dirac_gamma(const ex & mu, unsigned char rl)
 {
-       name = n;
+       if (!is_ex_of_type(mu, varidx))
+               throw(std::invalid_argument("index of Dirac gamma must be of type varidx"));
+
+       return clifford(diracgamma(), mu, rl);
 }
 
-// private
+ex dirac_gamma5(unsigned char rl)
+{
+       return clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
+}
 
-std::string & clifford::autoname_prefix(void)
+ex dirac_gamma6(unsigned char rl)
 {
-       static std::string * s = new std::string("clifford");
-       return *s;
+       return clifford(diracone(), rl) + clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
 }
 
-//////////
-// static member variables
-//////////
+ex dirac_gamma7(unsigned char rl)
+{
+       return clifford(diracone(), rl) - clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
+}
 
-// private
+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);
+}
 
-unsigned clifford::next_serial=0;
+/** 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);
+}
 
-//////////
-// global constants
-//////////
+ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl, const ex & trONE)
+{
+       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 trONE;
+               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, trONE);
+               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, trONE);
+                       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, 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();
+
+               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 =
+                       //   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;
+
+               } 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 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);
+                               }
+                               result += sign * lorentz_g(ix1, e.op(i).op(1)) * dirac_trace(ncmul(v), rl, trONE);
+                               sign = -sign;
+                       }
+                       return result;
+               }
+       }
 
-const clifford some_clifford;
-const type_info & typeid_clifford=typeid(some_clifford);
+       return _ex0();
+}
 
-#ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
 } // namespace GiNaC
-#endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC