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 #include "ex.h"
 #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"
@@ -138,9 +142,9 @@ 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
@@ -150,42 +154,53 @@ bool diracgamma::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other
        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
-               } 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();
+               // 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;
                }
@@ -201,7 +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();
@@ -253,7 +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;
                                }
                        }
@@ -262,7 +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
@@ -301,13 +315,79 @@ ex dirac_gamma5(unsigned char rl)
        return clifford(diracgamma5(), rl);
 }
 
-ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl = 0)
+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);
+       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);
+}
+
+/** 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;
+}
+
+/** 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)) {
 
                if (ex_to_clifford(e).get_representation_label() == rl
                 && is_ex_of_type(e.op(0), diracone))
-                       return _ex4();
+                       return trONE;
                else
                        return _ex0();
 
@@ -316,7 +396,7 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl = 0)
                // 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)) {
@@ -325,13 +405,9 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl = 0)
                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)
-                               prod *= dirac_trace(o, rl);
+                       unsigned ti = o.return_type_tinfo();
+                       if (is_clifford_tinfo(o.return_type_tinfo(), rl))
+                               prod *= dirac_trace(o, rl, trONE);
                        else
                                prod *= o;
                }
@@ -339,10 +415,14 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl = 0)
 
        } 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, 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();
@@ -350,47 +430,122 @@ ex dirac_trace(const ex & e, unsigned char rl = 0)
                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 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 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=0; i<num-3; i++) {
+                               ex idx1 = ix[i];
+                               for (int j=i+1; j<num-2; j++) {
+                                       ex idx2 = ix[j];
+                                       for (int k=j+1; k<num-1; k++) {
+                                               ex idx3 = ix[k];
+                                               for (int l=k+1; l<num; l++) {
+                                                       ex idx4 = ix[l];
+                                                       iv[0] = i; iv[1] = j; iv[2] = k; iv[3] = l;
+                                                       exvector v;
+                                                       v.reserve(num - 4);
+                                                       for (int n=0, t=4; n<num; n++) {
+                                                               if (n == i || n == j || n == k || n == l)
+                                                                       continue;
+                                                               iv[t++] = n;
+                                                               v.push_back(ix[n]);
+                                                       }
+                                                       int sign = permutation_sign(iv, iv + num);
+                                                       result += sign * eps0123(idx1, idx2, idx3, idx4)
+                                                               * trace_string(v.begin(), num - 4);
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+                       delete[] iv;
+                       return trONE * I * result;
+
                } 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
-                       //   - ...
-                       //   + eta_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 trONE * lorentz_g(e.op(0).op(1), e.op(1).op(1));
+
+                       exvector iv;
+                       iv.reserve(num);
+                       for (unsigned i=0; i<num; i++)
+                               iv.push_back(e.op(i).op(1));
 
-               throw (std::logic_error("dirac_trace: don't know how to compute trace"));
+                       return trONE * trace_string(iv.begin(), num);
+               }
        }
 
        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 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++;
+                       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