A field-theory motivated approach to symbolic computer algebra

dc.creatorPeeters, Kasper
dc.date2006-08-01
dc.date2007-06-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:40:52Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:40:52Z
dc.descriptionField theory is an area in physics with a deceptively compact notation. Although general purpose computer algebra systems, built around generic list-based data structures, can be used to represent and manipulate field-theory expressions, this often leads to cumbersome input formats, unexpected side-effects, or the need for a lot of special-purpose code. This makes a direct translation of problems from paper to computer and back needlessly time-consuming and error-prone. A prototype computer algebra system is presented which features TeX-like input, graph data structures, lists with Young-tableaux symmetries and a multiple-inheritance property system. The usefulness of this approach is illustrated with a number of explicit field-theory problems.
dc.description14 pages; v2: several clarifications and references added, version as published
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0608005
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0608005
dc.identifierComput.Phys.Commun.176:550-558,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.cpc.2007.01.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/181459
dc.subjectSymbolic Computation
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleA field-theory motivated approach to symbolic computer algebra
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