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index b5dff072b6601d2bb2893d7149e29eac50cdcf94..e62def5047707a969d313bafd0759b37e071112c 100644 (file)
@@ -345,6 +345,42 @@ static bool is_clifford_tinfo(unsigned ti)
        return (ti & ~0xff) == TINFO_clifford;
 }
 
+/** Take trace of a string of an even number of Dirac gammas given a vector
+ *  of indices. */
+static ex trace_string(exvector::const_iterator ix, unsigned num)
+{
+       // Tr gamma.mu gamma.nu = 4 g.mu.nu
+       if (num == 2)
+               return lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[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
+       else if (num == 4)
+               return lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[1]) * lorentz_g(ix[2], ix[3])
+                    + lorentz_g(ix[1], ix[2]) * lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[3])
+                    - lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[2]) * lorentz_g(ix[1], ix[3]);
+
+       // 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
+       //   + 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;
+       ex result;
+       for (int i=1; i<num; i++) {
+               for (int n=1, j=0; n<num; n++) {
+                       if (n == i)
+                               continue;
+                       v[j++] = ix[n];
+               }
+               result += sign * lorentz_g(ix[0], ix[i]) * trace_string(v.begin(), num-2);
+               sign = -sign;
+       }
+       return result;
+}
+
 ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl, const ex & trONE)
 {
        if (is_ex_of_type(e, clifford)) {
@@ -402,58 +438,41 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl, const ex & trONE)
                        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));
-                       }
-
-                       // Tr gamma5 S_2k =
+                       // Tr gamma5 S_2k =
                        //   I/4! * epsilon0123.mu1.mu2.mu3.mu4 * Tr gamma.mu1 gamma.mu2 gamma.mu3 gamma.mu4 S_2k
+                       exvector ix;
+                       ix.reserve(num - 1);
+                       for (unsigned i=1; i<num; i++)
+                               ix.push_back(e.op(i).op(1));
+                       num--;
+                       int *iv = new int[num];
                        ex result;
-                       for (int i=1; i<num-3; i++) {
-                               ex idx1 = e.op(i).op(1);
+                       for (int i=0; i<num-3; i++) {
+                               ex idx1 = ix[i];
                                for (int j=i+1; j<num-2; j++) {
-                                       ex idx2 = e.op(j).op(1);
+                                       ex idx2 = ix[j];
                                        for (int k=j+1; k<num-1; k++) {
-                                               ex idx3 = e.op(k).op(1);
+                                               ex idx3 = ix[k];
                                                for (int l=k+1; l<num; l++) {
-                                                       ex idx4 = e.op(l).op(1);
-                                                       vector<int> iv;
-                                                       iv.reserve(num-1);
+                                                       ex idx4 = ix[l];
+                                                       iv[0] = i; iv[1] = j; iv[2] = k; iv[3] = l;
                                                        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++) {
+                                                       v.reserve(num - 4);
+                                                       for (int n=0, t=4; n<num; n++) {
                                                                if (n == i || n == j || n == k || n == l)
                                                                        continue;
-                                                               iv.push_back(n);
-                                                               v.push_back(e.op(n));
+                                                               iv[t++] = n;
+                                                               v.push_back(ix[n]);
                                                        }
-                                                       int sign = permutation_sign(iv.begin(), iv.end());
+                                                       int sign = permutation_sign(iv, iv + num);
                                                        result += sign * eps0123(idx1, idx2, idx3, idx4)
-                                                               * dirac_trace(ncmul(v, true), rl, trONE);
+                                                               * trace_string(v.begin(), num - 4);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
-                       return result * I;
+                       delete[] iv;
+                       return trONE * I * result;
 
                } else { // no gamma5
 
@@ -465,33 +484,12 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl, const ex & trONE)
                        if (num == 2)
                                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 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
-                       //   + 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;
+                       exvector iv;
+                       iv.reserve(num);
+                       for (unsigned i=0; i<num; i++)
+                               iv.push_back(e.op(i).op(1));
+
+                       return trONE * trace_string(iv.begin(), num);
                }
        }
 
@@ -526,7 +524,7 @@ ex canonicalize_clifford(const ex & e)
                        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
+                       // Stupid recursive 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++;