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Tensor[RaiseLowerSpinorIndices] - raise or lower a list of spinor indices using epsilon spinors

Calling Sequences

     RaiseLowerSpinorIndices(S, Indices)

Parameters

   S       - a spinor or spinor-tensor

   Indices - a list of integers, referring to the arguments of S

 

Description

Examples

See Also

Description

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Spinor indices are raised and lowed using the epsilon spinor.

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Indices are lowered by contraction with the first index of the covariant epsilon spinor and raised by contraction with the second index of the contravariant epsilon spinor. n terms of components:

SA=SBεBA,   SA=εABSB.

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The command RaiseLowerSpinorIndices(S, Indices) will raise or lower the indices of the spinor S given by the list Indices.

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Unlike the command RaiseLowerIndices for raising and lowering tensor indices, no metric need be specified.

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This command is part of the DifferentialGeometry:-Tensor package, and so can be used in the form RaiseLowerSpinorIndices(...) only after executing the commands with(DifferentialGeometry); with(Tensor); in that order. It can always be used in the long form DifferentialGeometry:-Tensor:-RaiseLowerSpinorIndices.

Examples

> 

with⁡DifferentialGeometry:with⁡Tensor:

 

Example 1.

First create a vector bundle M with base coordinates x,y,z,t and fiber coordinates z1, z2, w1, w2.

> 

DGsetup⁡x,y,z,t,z1,z2,w1,w2,M

frame name: M

(2.1)

 

Define a contravariant rank 1 spinor S1 and lower its indices, that is, convert it to a covariant rank 1 spinor T1.

M > 

S1≔evalDG⁡a⁢D_z1+b⁢D_z2

S1:=a⁢D_z1+b⁢D_z2

(2.2)
M > 

T1≔RaiseLowerSpinorIndices⁡S1,1

T1:=−b⁢dz1+a⁢dz2

(2.3)

 

Define the covariant epsilon spinor ε1 and check that this result coincides with the contraction of ε1 and S1.

M > 

ε1≔EpsilonSpinor⁡cov,spinor

ϵ1:=dz1⁢dz2−dz2⁢dz1

(2.4)
M > 

ContractIndices⁡ε1,S1,1,1

−b⁢dz1+a⁢dz2

(2.5)

 

Convert T1 back to a contravariant rank 1 spinor, recovering S1.

M > 

RaiseLowerSpinorIndices⁡T1,1

a⁢D_z1+b⁢D_z2

(2.6)

 

Example 2.

Define a rank 4 spinor-tensor S2 and raise its 2nd index and lower its 4th index.

M > 

S2≔evalDG⁡a⁢D_t&tdz1&tD_w2&tD_w1+b⁢D_x&tdz2&tD_w1&tD_w2

S2:=b⁢D_x⁢dz2⁢D_w1⁢D_w2+a⁢D_t⁢dz1⁢D_w2⁢D_w1

(2.7)
M > 

RaiseLowerSpinorIndices⁡S2,2,4

−b⁢D_x⁢D_z1⁢D_w1⁢dw1−a⁢D_t⁢D_z2⁢D_w2⁢dw2

(2.8)
M > 

See Also

DifferentialGeometry, Tensor, ContractIndices, EpsilonSpinor, RaiseLowerIndices