/** @file tensor.h
*
* Interface to GiNaC's special tensors. */
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#ifndef __GINAC_TENSOR_H__
#define __GINAC_TENSOR_H__
#include "ex.h"
namespace GiNaC {
/** This class holds one of GiNaC's predefined special tensors such as the
* delta and the metric tensors. They are represented without indices.
* To attach indices to them, wrap them in an object of class indexed. */
class tensor : public basic
{
GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(tensor, basic)
// other constructors
protected:
tensor(unsigned ti) : inherited(ti) {}
// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
protected:
unsigned return_type() const { return return_types::noncommutative_composite; }
// non-virtual functions in this class
public:
/** Replace dummy index in contracted-with object by the contracting
* object's second index (used internally for delta and metric tensor
* contractions. */
bool replace_contr_index(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other) const;
};
/** This class represents the delta tensor. If indexed, it must have exactly
* two indices of the same type. */
class tensdelta : public tensor
{
GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(tensdelta, tensor)
// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
ex eval_indexed(const basic & i) const;
bool contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const;
// non-virtual functions in this class
protected:
void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
void do_print_latex(const print_latex & c, unsigned level) const;
};
/** This class represents a general metric tensor which can be used to
* raise/lower indices. If indexed, it must have exactly two indices of the
* same type which must be of class varidx or a subclass. */
class tensmetric : public tensor
{
GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(tensmetric, tensor)
// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
ex eval_indexed(const basic & i) const;
bool contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const;
// non-virtual functions in this class
protected:
void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
};
/** This class represents a Minkowski metric tensor. It has all the
* properties of a metric tensor and is (as a matrix) equal to
* diag(1,-1,-1,...) or diag(-1,1,1,...). */
class minkmetric : public tensmetric
{
GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(minkmetric, tensmetric)
// other constructors
public:
/** Construct Lorentz metric tensor with given signature. */
minkmetric(bool pos_sig);
// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
ex eval_indexed(const basic & i) const;
// non-virtual functions in this class
protected:
void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
void do_print_latex(const print_latex & c, unsigned level) const;
// member variables
private:
bool pos_sig; /**< If true, the metric is diag(-1,1,1...). Otherwise it is diag(1,-1,-1,...). */
};
/** This class represents an antisymmetric spinor metric tensor which
* can be used to raise/lower indices of 2-component Weyl spinors. If
* indexed, it must have exactly two indices of the same type which
* must be of class spinidx or a subclass and have dimension 2. */
class spinmetric : public tensmetric
{
GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(spinmetric, tensmetric)
// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
ex eval_indexed(const basic & i) const;
bool contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const;
// non-virtual functions in this class
protected:
void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
void do_print_latex(const print_latex & c, unsigned level) const;
};
/** This class represents the totally antisymmetric epsilon tensor. If
* indexed, all indices must be of the same type and their number must
* be equal to the dimension of the index space. */
class tensepsilon : public tensor
{
GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(tensepsilon, tensor)
// other constructors
public:
tensepsilon(bool minkowski, bool pos_sig);
// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
ex eval_indexed(const basic & i) const;
bool contract_with(exvector::iterator self, exvector::iterator other, exvector & v) const;
// non-virtual functions in this class
protected:
void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
void do_print_latex(const print_latex & c, unsigned level) const;
// member variables
private:
bool minkowski; /**< If true, tensor is in Minkowski-type space. Otherwise it is in a Euclidean space. */
bool pos_sig; /**< If true, the metric is assumed to be diag(-1,1,1...). Otherwise it is diag(1,-1,-1,...). This is only relevant if minkowski = true. */
};
// utility functions
/** Create a delta tensor with specified indices. The indices must be of class
* idx or a subclass. The delta tensor is always symmetric and its trace is
* the dimension of the index space.
*
* @param i1 First index
* @param i2 Second index
* @return newly constructed delta tensor */
ex delta_tensor(const ex & i1, const ex & i2);
/** Create a symmetric metric tensor with specified indices. The indices
* must be of class varidx or a subclass. A metric tensor with one
* covariant and one contravariant index is equivalent to the delta tensor.
*
* @param i1 First index
* @param i2 Second index
* @return newly constructed metric tensor */
ex metric_tensor(const ex & i1, const ex & i2);
/** Create a Minkowski metric tensor with specified indices. The indices
* must be of class varidx or a subclass. The Lorentz metric is a symmetric
* tensor with a matrix representation of diag(1,-1,-1,...) (negative
* signature, the default) or diag(-1,1,1,...) (positive signature).
*
* @param i1 First index
* @param i2 Second index
* @param pos_sig Whether the signature is positive
* @return newly constructed Lorentz metric tensor */
ex lorentz_g(const ex & i1, const ex & i2, bool pos_sig = false);
/** Create a spinor metric tensor with specified indices. The indices must be
* of class spinidx or a subclass and have a dimension of 2. The spinor
* metric is an antisymmetric tensor with a matrix representation of
* [[ [[ 0, 1 ]], [[ -1, 0 ]] ]].
*
* @param i1 First index
* @param i2 Second index
* @return newly constructed spinor metric tensor */
ex spinor_metric(const ex & i1, const ex & i2);
/** Create an epsilon tensor in a Euclidean space with two indices. The
* indices must be of class idx or a subclass, and have a dimension of 2.
*
* @param i1 First index
* @param i2 Second index
* @return newly constructed epsilon tensor */
ex epsilon_tensor(const ex & i1, const ex & i2);
/** Create an epsilon tensor in a Euclidean space with three indices. The
* indices must be of class idx or a subclass, and have a dimension of 3.
*
* @param i1 First index
* @param i2 Second index
* @param i3 Third index
* @return newly constructed epsilon tensor */
ex epsilon_tensor(const ex & i1, const ex & i2, const ex & i3);
/** Create an epsilon tensor in a Minkowski space with four indices. The
* indices must be of class varidx or a subclass, and have a dimension of 4.
*
* @param i1 First index
* @param i2 Second index
* @param i3 Third index
* @param i4 Fourth index
* @param pos_sig Whether the signature of the metric is positive
* @return newly constructed epsilon tensor */
ex lorentz_eps(const ex & i1, const ex & i2, const ex & i3, const ex & i4, bool pos_sig = false);
} // namespace GiNaC
#endif // ndef __GINAC_TENSOR_H__
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