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- clarify comment about counterintuitive sorting for Laplace.
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index 65c8b59577c6e2cf0b20ebca8ad5e1fd9dee11dd..8881425f6e4c2189dc73ed2132e1f82bd34299cc 100644 (file)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "relational.h"
 #include "lst.h"
 #include "numeric.h"
+#include "matrix.h"
 #include "print.h"
 #include "archive.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ DEFAULT_COMPARE(spinmetric)
 
 int minkmetric::compare_same_type(const basic & other) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_of_type(other, minkmetric));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<minkmetric>(other));
        const minkmetric &o = static_cast<const minkmetric &>(other);
 
        if (pos_sig != o.pos_sig)
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ int minkmetric::compare_same_type(const basic & other) const
 
 int tensepsilon::compare_same_type(const basic & other) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_of_type(other, tensepsilon));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<tensepsilon>(other));
        const tensepsilon &o = static_cast<const tensepsilon &>(other);
 
        if (minkowski != o.minkowski)
@@ -183,9 +184,9 @@ DEFAULT_PRINT_LATEX(tensepsilon, "eps", "\\varepsilon")
 /** Automatic symbolic evaluation of an indexed delta tensor. */
 ex tensdelta::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_of_type(i, indexed));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(i));
        GINAC_ASSERT(i.nops() == 3);
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(0), tensdelta));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<tensdelta>(i.op(0)));
 
        const idx & i1 = ex_to<idx>(i.op(1));
        const idx & i2 = ex_to<idx>(i.op(2));
@@ -210,11 +211,11 @@ ex tensdelta::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 /** Automatic symbolic evaluation of an indexed metric tensor. */
 ex tensmetric::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_of_type(i, indexed));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(i));
        GINAC_ASSERT(i.nops() == 3);
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(0), tensmetric));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(1), varidx));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(2), varidx));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<tensmetric>(i.op(0)));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<varidx>(i.op(1)));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<varidx>(i.op(2)));
 
        const varidx & i1 = ex_to<varidx>(i.op(1));
        const varidx & i2 = ex_to<varidx>(i.op(2));
@@ -231,11 +232,11 @@ ex tensmetric::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 /** Automatic symbolic evaluation of an indexed Lorentz metric tensor. */
 ex minkmetric::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_of_type(i, indexed));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(i));
        GINAC_ASSERT(i.nops() == 3);
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(0), minkmetric));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(1), varidx));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(2), varidx));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<minkmetric>(i.op(0)));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<varidx>(i.op(1)));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<varidx>(i.op(2)));
 
        const varidx & i1 = ex_to<varidx>(i.op(1));
        const varidx & i2 = ex_to<varidx>(i.op(2));
@@ -258,11 +259,11 @@ ex minkmetric::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 /** Automatic symbolic evaluation of an indexed metric tensor. */
 ex spinmetric::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_of_type(i, indexed));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(i));
        GINAC_ASSERT(i.nops() == 3);
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(0), spinmetric));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(1), spinidx));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(2), spinidx));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<spinmetric>(i.op(0)));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<spinidx>(i.op(1)));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<spinidx>(i.op(2)));
 
        const spinidx & i1 = ex_to<spinidx>(i.op(1));
        const spinidx & i2 = ex_to<spinidx>(i.op(2));
@@ -289,9 +290,9 @@ ex spinmetric::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 /** Automatic symbolic evaluation of an indexed epsilon tensor. */
 ex tensepsilon::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_of_type(i, indexed));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(i));
        GINAC_ASSERT(i.nops() > 1);
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(i.op(0), tensepsilon));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<tensepsilon>(i.op(0)));
 
        // Convolutions are zero
        if (!(static_cast<const indexed &>(i).get_dummy_indices().empty()))
@@ -332,10 +333,10 @@ ex tensepsilon::eval_indexed(const basic & i) const
 /** Contraction of an indexed delta tensor with something else. */
 bool tensdelta::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(*self, indexed));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(*other, indexed));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*self));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*other));
        GINAC_ASSERT(self->nops() == 3);
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(self->op(0), tensdelta));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<tensdelta>(self->op(0)));
 
        // Try to contract first index
        const idx *self_idx = &ex_to<idx>(self->op(1));
@@ -372,10 +373,10 @@ again:
 /** Contraction of an indexed metric tensor with something else. */
 bool tensmetric::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(*self, indexed));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(*other, indexed));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*self));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*other));
        GINAC_ASSERT(self->nops() == 3);
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(self->op(0), tensmetric));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<tensmetric>(self->op(0)));
 
        // If contracting with the delta tensor, let the delta do it
        // (don't raise/lower delta indices)
@@ -417,10 +418,10 @@ again:
 /** Contraction of an indexed spinor metric with something else. */
 bool spinmetric::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(*self, indexed));
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(*other, indexed));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*self));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*other));
        GINAC_ASSERT(self->nops() == 3);
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_of_type(self->op(0), spinmetric));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<spinmetric>(self->op(0)));
 
        // Contractions between spinor metrics
        if (is_ex_of_type(other->op(0), spinmetric)) {
@@ -493,6 +494,74 @@ again:
        return false;
 }
 
+/** Contraction of epsilon tensor with something else. */
+bool tensepsilon::contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const
+{
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*self));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<indexed>(*other));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<tensepsilon>(self->op(0)));
+       unsigned num = self->nops() - 1;
+
+       if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(other->op(0), tensepsilon) && num+1 == other->nops()) {
+
+               // Contraction of two epsilon tensors is a determinant
+               ex dim = ex_to<idx>(self->op(1)).get_dim();
+               matrix M(num, num);
+               for (int i=0; i<num; i++) {
+                       for (int j=0; j<num; j++) {
+                               if (minkowski)
+                                       M(i, j) = lorentz_g(self->op(i+1), other->op(j+1), pos_sig);
+                               else
+                                       M(i, j) = metric_tensor(self->op(i+1), other->op(j+1));
+                       }
+               }
+               int sign = minkowski ? -1 : 1;
+               *self = sign * M.determinant().simplify_indexed();
+               *other = _ex1();
+               return true;
+
+       } else if (other->return_type() == return_types::commutative) {
+
+#if 0
+               // This handles eps.i.j.k * p.j * p.k = 0
+               // Maybe something like this should go to simplify_indexed() because
+               // such relations are true for any antisymmetric tensors...
+               exvector c;
+
+               // Handle all indices of the epsilon tensor
+               for (int i=0; i<num; i++) {
+                       ex idx = self->op(i+1);
+
+                       // Look whether there's a contraction with this index
+                       exvector::const_iterator ait, aitend = v.end();
+                       for (ait = v.begin(); ait != aitend; ait++) {
+                               if (ait == self)
+                                       continue;
+                               if (is_a<indexed>(*ait) && ait->return_type() == return_types::commutative && ex_to<indexed>(*ait).has_dummy_index_for(idx) && ait->nops() == 2) {
+
+                                       // Yes, did we already have another contraction with the same base expression?
+                                       ex base = ait->op(0);
+                                       if (std::find_if(c.begin(), c.end(), bind2nd(ex_is_equal(), base)) == c.end()) {
+
+                                               // No, add the base expression to the list
+                                               c.push_back(base);
+
+                                       } else {
+
+                                               // Yes, the contraction is zero
+                                               *self = _ex0();
+                                               *other = _ex0();
+                                               return true;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+#endif
+       }
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 //////////
 // global functions
 //////////