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- added symmetrize() and antisymmetrize() functions
[ginac.git] / ginac / clifford.cpp
index 5a69cfd58db038073f36bd1728d96edbb5a222f8..b5dff072b6601d2bb2893d7149e29eac50cdcf94 100644 (file)
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include "idx.h"
 #include "ncmul.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
+#include "numeric.h" // for I
+#include "lst.h"
+#include "relational.h"
 #include "print.h"
 #include "archive.h"
 #include "debugmsg.h"
@@ -178,20 +181,6 @@ bool diracgamma::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other
                        *other = _ex1();
                        return true;
 
-#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)
-                       && is_ex_of_type(self[3], clifford)) {
-                       *self = -2 * self[3] * self[2] * self[1] + (4 - dim) * self[1] * self[2] * self[3];
-                       self[1] = _ex1();
-                       self[2] = _ex1();
-                       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)
@@ -227,7 +216,6 @@ 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();
@@ -279,7 +267,7 @@ 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(rl);
+                                       b = dirac_ONE(representation_label);
                                        something_changed = true;
                                }
                        }
@@ -288,7 +276,7 @@ ex clifford::simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const
        }
 
        if (s.size() == 0)
-               return clifford(diracone(), rl) * sign;
+               return clifford(diracone(), representation_label) * sign;
        if (something_changed)
                return nonsimplified_ncmul(s) * sign;
        else
@@ -327,6 +315,16 @@ ex dirac_gamma5(unsigned char rl)
        return clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
 }
 
+ex dirac_gamma6(unsigned char rl)
+{
+       return clifford(diracone(), rl) + clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
+}
+
+ex dirac_gamma7(unsigned char rl)
+{
+       return clifford(diracone(), rl) - clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
+}
+
 ex dirac_slash(const ex & e, const ex & dim, unsigned char rl)
 {
        varidx mu((new symbol)->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated), dim);
@@ -340,13 +338,20 @@ static bool is_clifford_tinfo(unsigned ti, unsigned char rl)
        return ti == (TINFO_clifford + rl);
 }
 
-ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
+/** Check whether a given tinfo key (as returned by return_type_tinfo()
+ *  is that of a clifford object (with an arbitrary representation label). */
+static bool is_clifford_tinfo(unsigned ti)
+{
+       return (ti & ~0xff) == TINFO_clifford;
+}
+
+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 _ex4();
+                       return trONE;
                else
                        return _ex0();
 
@@ -355,7 +360,7 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
                // Trace of sum = sum of traces
                ex sum = _ex0();
                for (unsigned i=0; i<e.nops(); i++)
-                       sum += dirac_trace(e.op(i), rl);
+                       sum += dirac_trace(e.op(i), rl, trONE);
                return sum;
 
        } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e, mul)) {
@@ -366,7 +371,7 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
                        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);
+                               prod *= dirac_trace(o, rl, trONE);
                        else
                                prod *= o;
                }
@@ -380,7 +385,7 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
                // Expand product, if necessary
                ex e_expanded = e.expand();
                if (!is_ex_of_type(e_expanded, ncmul))
-                       return dirac_trace(e_expanded, rl);
+                       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);
@@ -393,24 +398,62 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
                        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));
+                       // Tr gamma5 gamma.mu gamma.nu gamma.rho gamma.sigma = 4I * epsilon(mu, nu, rho, sigma)
+                       if (num == 5)
+                               return trONE * I * eps0123(e.op(1).op(1), e.op(2).op(1), e.op(3).op(1), e.op(4).op(1));
+
+                       // Tr gamma5 gamma.mu1 gamma.mu2 gamma.mu3 gamma.mu4 gamma.mu5 gamma.mu6 = ...
+                       if (num == 7) {
+                               ex i1 = e.op(1).op(1), i2 = e.op(2).op(1),
+                                  i3 = e.op(3).op(1), i4 = e.op(4).op(1),
+                                  i5 = e.op(5).op(1), i6 = e.op(6).op(1);
+                               return trONE * I * (lorentz_g(i1, i2) * eps0123(i3, i4, i5, i6)
+                                                 - lorentz_g(i1, i3) * eps0123(i2, i4, i5, i6)
+                                                 + lorentz_g(i1, i4) * eps0123(i2, i3, i5, i6)
+                                                 - lorentz_g(i1, i5) * eps0123(i2, i3, i4, i6)
+                                                 + lorentz_g(i1, i6) * eps0123(i2, i3, i4, i5)
+                                                 + lorentz_g(i2, i3) * eps0123(i1, i4, i5, i6)
+                                                 - lorentz_g(i2, i4) * eps0123(i1, i3, i5, i6)
+                                                 + lorentz_g(i2, i5) * eps0123(i1, i3, i4, i6)
+                                                 - lorentz_g(i2, i6) * eps0123(i1, i3, i4, i5)
+                                                 + lorentz_g(i3, i4) * eps0123(i1, i2, i5, i6)
+                                                 - lorentz_g(i3, i5) * eps0123(i1, i2, i4, i6)
+                                                 + lorentz_g(i3, i6) * eps0123(i1, i2, i4, i5)
+                                                 + lorentz_g(i4, i5) * eps0123(i1, i2, i3, i6)
+                                                 - lorentz_g(i4, i6) * eps0123(i1, i2, i3, i5)
+                                                 + lorentz_g(i5, i6) * eps0123(i1, i2, i3, i4));
+                       }
 
-                       return (eps0123(mu1.toggle_variance(), mu2.toggle_variance(), mu3.toggle_variance(), mu4.toggle_variance()) *
-                               dirac_trace(ncmul(v), rl)).simplify_indexed() / 24;
+                       // Tr gamma5 S_2k =
+                       //   I/4! * epsilon0123.mu1.mu2.mu3.mu4 * Tr gamma.mu1 gamma.mu2 gamma.mu3 gamma.mu4 S_2k
+                       ex result;
+                       for (int i=1; i<num-3; i++) {
+                               ex idx1 = e.op(i).op(1);
+                               for (int j=i+1; j<num-2; j++) {
+                                       ex idx2 = e.op(j).op(1);
+                                       for (int k=j+1; k<num-1; k++) {
+                                               ex idx3 = e.op(k).op(1);
+                                               for (int l=k+1; l<num; l++) {
+                                                       ex idx4 = e.op(l).op(1);
+                                                       vector<int> iv;
+                                                       iv.reserve(num-1);
+                                                       exvector v;
+                                                       v.reserve(num-1);
+                                                       iv.push_back(i); iv.push_back(j); iv.push_back(k); iv.push_back(l);
+                                                       for (int n=1; n<num; n++) {
+                                                               if (n == i || n == j || n == k || n == l)
+                                                                       continue;
+                                                               iv.push_back(n);
+                                                               v.push_back(e.op(n));
+                                                       }
+                                                       int sign = permutation_sign(iv.begin(), iv.end());
+                                                       result += sign * eps0123(idx1, idx2, idx3, idx4)
+                                                               * dirac_trace(ncmul(v, true), rl, trONE);
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+                       return result * I;
 
                } else { // no gamma5
 
@@ -420,9 +463,15 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
 
                        // 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));
+                               return trONE * lorentz_g(e.op(0).op(1), e.op(1).op(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
+                       if (num == 4)
+                               return trONE * (lorentz_g(e.op(0).op(1), e.op(1).op(1)) * lorentz_g(e.op(2).op(1), e.op(3).op(1))
+                                             + lorentz_g(e.op(1).op(1), e.op(2).op(1)) * lorentz_g(e.op(0).op(1), e.op(3).op(1))
+                                             - lorentz_g(e.op(0).op(1), e.op(2).op(1)) * lorentz_g(e.op(1).op(1), e.op(3).op(1)));
 
-                       // Traces of 4 or more gammas are computed recursively:
+                       // 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
@@ -439,7 +488,7 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
                                                continue;
                                        v[j++] = e.op(n);
                                }
-                               result += sign * lorentz_g(ix1, e.op(i).op(1)) * dirac_trace(ncmul(v), rl);
+                               result += sign * lorentz_g(ix1, e.op(i).op(1)) * dirac_trace(ncmul(v), rl, trONE);
                                sign = -sign;
                        }
                        return result;
@@ -449,4 +498,56 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl)
        return _ex0();
 }
 
+ex canonicalize_clifford(const ex & e)
+{
+       // Scan for any ncmul objects
+       lst srl;
+       ex aux = e.to_rational(srl);
+       for (unsigned i=0; i<srl.nops(); i++) {
+
+               ex lhs = srl.op(i).lhs();
+               ex rhs = srl.op(i).rhs();
+
+               if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(rhs, ncmul)
+                && rhs.return_type() == return_types::noncommutative
+                && is_clifford_tinfo(rhs.return_type_tinfo())) {
+
+                       // Expand product, if necessary
+                       ex rhs_expanded = rhs.expand();
+                       if (!is_ex_of_type(rhs_expanded, ncmul)) {
+                               srl.let_op(i) = (lhs == canonicalize_clifford(rhs_expanded));
+                               continue;
+
+                       } else if (!is_ex_of_type(rhs.op(0), clifford))
+                               continue;
+
+                       exvector v;
+                       v.reserve(rhs.nops());
+                       for (unsigned j=0; j<rhs.nops(); j++)
+                               v.push_back(rhs.op(j));
+
+                       // Stupid bubble sort because we only want to swap adjacent gammas
+                       exvector::iterator it = v.begin(), next_to_last = v.end() - 1;
+                       if (is_ex_of_type(it->op(0), diracgamma5))
+                               it++;
+                       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, true);
+                                       srl.let_op(i) = (lhs == canonicalize_clifford(sum));
+                                       goto next_sym;
+                               }
+                               it++;
+                       }
+next_sym:      ;
+               }
+       }
+       return aux.subs(srl);
+}
+
 } // namespace GiNaC