libginac-dev 1.6.2-1 / usr / include / ginac / idx.h

/** @file idx.h
 *
 *  Interface to GiNaC's indices. */

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#ifndef GINAC_IDX_H
#define GINAC_IDX_H

#include "ex.h"
#include "numeric.h"

namespace GiNaC {

/** This class holds one index of an indexed object. Indices can
 *  theoretically consist of any symbolic expression but they are usually
 *  only just a symbol (e.g. "mu", "i") or numeric (integer). Indices belong
 *  to a space with a certain numeric or symbolic dimension. */
class idx : public basic
{
	GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(idx, basic)

	// other constructors
public:
	/** Construct index with given value and dimension.
	 *
	 *  @param v Value of index (numeric or symbolic)
	 *  @param dim Dimension of index space (numeric or symbolic)
	 *  @return newly constructed index */
	explicit idx(const ex & v, const ex & dim);

	// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
	bool info(unsigned inf) const;
	size_t nops() const;
	ex op(size_t i) const;
	ex map(map_function & f) const;
	ex evalf(int level = 0) const;
	ex subs(const exmap & m, unsigned options = 0) const;
	void archive(archive_node& n) const;
	void read_archive(const archive_node& n, lst& syms);
protected:
	ex derivative(const symbol & s) const;
	bool match_same_type(const basic & other) const;
	unsigned calchash() const;

	// new virtual functions in this class
public:
	/** Check whether the index forms a dummy index pair with another index
	 *  of the same type. */
	virtual bool is_dummy_pair_same_type(const basic & other) const;

	// non-virtual functions in this class
public:
	/** Get value of index. */
	ex get_value() const {return value;}

	/** Check whether the index is numeric. */
	bool is_numeric() const {return is_exactly_a<numeric>(value);}

	/** Check whether the index is symbolic. */
	bool is_symbolic() const {return !is_exactly_a<numeric>(value);}

	/** Get dimension of index space. */
	ex get_dim() const {return dim;}

	/** Check whether the dimension is numeric. */
	bool is_dim_numeric() const {return is_exactly_a<numeric>(dim);}

	/** Check whether the dimension is symbolic. */
	bool is_dim_symbolic() const {return !is_exactly_a<numeric>(dim);}

	/** Make a new index with the same value but a different dimension. */
	ex replace_dim(const ex & new_dim) const;

	/** Return the minimum of the dimensions of this and another index.
	 *  If this is undecidable, throw an exception. */
	ex minimal_dim(const idx & other) const;

protected:
	void print_index(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
	void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
	void do_print_csrc(const print_csrc & c, unsigned level) const;
	void do_print_latex(const print_latex & c, unsigned level) const;
	void do_print_tree(const print_tree & c, unsigned level) const;

protected:
	ex value; /**< Expression that constitutes the index (numeric or symbolic name) */
	ex dim;   /**< Dimension of space (can be symbolic or numeric) */
};
GINAC_DECLARE_UNARCHIVER(idx); 


/** This class holds an index with a variance (co- or contravariant). There
 *  is an associated metric tensor that can be used to raise/lower indices. */
class varidx : public idx
{
	GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(varidx, idx)

	// other constructors
public:
	/** Construct index with given value, dimension and variance.
	 *
	 *  @param v Value of index (numeric or symbolic)
	 *  @param dim Dimension of index space (numeric or symbolic)
	 *  @param covariant Make covariant index (default is contravariant)
	 *  @return newly constructed index */
	varidx(const ex & v, const ex & dim, bool covariant = false);

	// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
	bool is_dummy_pair_same_type(const basic & other) const;
	void archive(archive_node& n) const;
	void read_archive(const archive_node& n, lst& syms);
protected:
	bool match_same_type(const basic & other) const;

	// non-virtual functions in this class
public:
	/** Check whether the index is covariant. */
	bool is_covariant() const {return covariant;}

	/** Check whether the index is contravariant (not covariant). */
	bool is_contravariant() const {return !covariant;}

	/** Make a new index with the same value but the opposite variance. */
	ex toggle_variance() const;

protected:
	void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
	void do_print_tree(const print_tree & c, unsigned level) const;

	// member variables
protected:
	bool covariant; /**< x.mu, default is contravariant: x~mu */
};
GINAC_DECLARE_UNARCHIVER(varidx);


/** This class holds a spinor index that can be dotted or undotted and that
 *  also has a variance. This is used in the Weyl-van-der-Waerden formalism
 *  where the dot indicates complex conjugation. There is an associated
 *  (asymmetric) metric tensor that can be used to raise/lower spinor
 *  indices. */
class spinidx : public varidx
{
	GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(spinidx, varidx)

	// other constructors
public:
	/** Construct index with given value, dimension, variance and dot.
	 *
	 *  @param v Value of index (numeric or symbolic)
	 *  @param dim Dimension of index space (numeric or symbolic)
	 *  @param covariant Make covariant index (default is contravariant)
	 *  @param dotted Make covariant dotted (default is undotted)
	 *  @return newly constructed index */
	spinidx(const ex & v, const ex & dim = 2, bool covariant = false, bool dotted = false);

	// functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
public:
	bool is_dummy_pair_same_type(const basic & other) const;
	// complex conjugation
	ex conjugate() const { return toggle_dot(); }
	void archive(archive_node& n) const;
	void read_archive(const archive_node& n, lst& syms);
protected:
	bool match_same_type(const basic & other) const;

	// non-virtual functions in this class
public:
	/** Check whether the index is dotted. */
	bool is_dotted() const {return dotted;}

	/** Check whether the index is not dotted. */
	bool is_undotted() const {return !dotted;}

	/** Make a new index with the same value and variance but the opposite
	 *  dottedness. */
	ex toggle_dot() const;

	/** Make a new index with the same value but opposite variance and
	 *  dottedness. */
	ex toggle_variance_dot() const;

protected:
	void do_print(const print_context & c, unsigned level) const;
	void do_print_latex(const print_latex & c, unsigned level) const;
	void do_print_tree(const print_tree & c, unsigned level) const;

	// member variables
protected:
	bool dotted;
};
GINAC_DECLARE_UNARCHIVER(spinidx);


// utility functions

/** Check whether two indices form a dummy pair. */
bool is_dummy_pair(const idx & i1, const idx & i2);

/** Check whether two expressions form a dummy index pair. */
bool is_dummy_pair(const ex & e1, const ex & e2);

/** Given a vector of indices, split them into two vectors, one containing
 *  the free indices, the other containing the dummy indices (numeric
 *  indices are neither free nor dummy ones).
 *
 *  @param it Pointer to start of index vector
 *  @param itend Pointer to end of index vector
 *  @param out_free Vector of free indices (returned, sorted)
 *  @param out_dummy Vector of dummy indices (returned, sorted) */
void find_free_and_dummy(exvector::const_iterator it, exvector::const_iterator itend, exvector & out_free, exvector & out_dummy);

/** Given a vector of indices, split them into two vectors, one containing
 *  the free indices, the other containing the dummy indices (numeric
 *  indices are neither free nor dummy ones).
 *
 *  @param v Index vector
 *  @param out_free Vector of free indices (returned, sorted)
 *  @param out_dummy Vector of dummy indices (returned, sorted) */
inline void find_free_and_dummy(const exvector & v, exvector & out_free, exvector & out_dummy)
{
	find_free_and_dummy(v.begin(), v.end(), out_free, out_dummy);
}

/** Given a vector of indices, find the dummy indices.
 *
 *  @param v Index vector
 *  @param out_dummy Vector of dummy indices (returned, sorted) */
inline void find_dummy_indices(const exvector & v, exvector & out_dummy)
{
	exvector free_indices;
	find_free_and_dummy(v.begin(), v.end(), free_indices, out_dummy);
}

/** Count the number of dummy index pairs in an index vector. */
inline size_t count_dummy_indices(const exvector & v)
{
	exvector free_indices, dummy_indices;
	find_free_and_dummy(v.begin(), v.end(), free_indices, dummy_indices);
	return dummy_indices.size();
}

/** Count the number of dummy index pairs in an index vector. */
inline size_t count_free_indices(const exvector & v)
{
	exvector free_indices, dummy_indices;
	find_free_and_dummy(v.begin(), v.end(), free_indices, dummy_indices);
	return free_indices.size();
}

/** Return the minimum of two index dimensions. If this is undecidable,
 *  throw an exception. Numeric dimensions are always considered "smaller"
 *  than symbolic dimensions. */
ex minimal_dim(const ex & dim1, const ex & dim2);

} // namespace GiNaC

#endif // ndef GINAC_IDX_H