Physlib.Relativity.Tensors.ComplexTensor.Metrics.Basic
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Covariant Minkowski metric
#coMetricThe definition represents the covariant Minkowski metric as a complex Lorentz tensor. It is a tensor of rank 2 where both indices belong to the covariant vector representation (the `down` color) of the complex Lorentz tensor species.
Contravariant Minkowski metric
#contrMetricThe definition represents the contravariant Minkowski metric as a complex Lorentz tensor. It is a rank-2 tensor where both indices belong to the contravariant vector representation (the `up` color) of the complex Lorentz tensor species.
Metric tensor for left-handed spinors
#leftMetricThe definition represents the invariant metric tensor for left-handed Weyl spinors as a complex Lorentz tensor. It is a rank-2 tensor where both indices belong to the contravariant left-handed representation (denoted by the color `upL`) of the complex Lorentz tensor species for .
Metric tensor for right-handed spinors
#rightMetricThe definition `complexLorentzTensor.rightMetric` represents the invariant metric tensor for right-handed Weyl spinors. It is a rank-2 complex Lorentz tensor where both indices belong to the contravariant right-handed representation (represented by the color `upR`, which corresponds to dotted indices) of the complex Lorentz tensor species for .
Metric tensor for left-handed spinors
#altLeftMetricThe definition `complexLorentzTensor.altLeftMetric` represents the invariant metric tensor for left-handed Weyl spinors. It is a rank-2 complex Lorentz tensor where both indices belong to the covariant left-handed representation (denoted by the color `downL`) of the complex Lorentz tensor species for .
Metric tensor for right-handed spinors
#altRightMetricThe definition `complexLorentzTensor.altRightMetric` represents the invariant metric tensor for right-handed covariant Weyl spinors. It is a complex Lorentz tensor with two indices of the color `downR`, which corresponds to the dotted indices in the representation.
Notation for the metric tensor
#termη'The notation represents the covariant metric tensor with two lower indices, defined as a complex Lorentz tensor.
Contravariant metric tensor
#termηThe notation represents the contravariant metric tensor (formally `contrMetric`) within the theory of complex Lorentz tensors.
Left metric notation
#termεLThe notation represents the left metric tensor within the framework of complex Lorentz tensors. This metric is used to raise and lower indices in the spinor representation.
Metric tensor for right-handed spinors
#termεRThe notation represents the metric tensor for right-handed (dotted) Weyl spinors, formulated as a complex Lorentz tensor.
Alternative left metric tensor
#termεL'The notation denotes the alternating left metric tensor within the framework of complex Lorentz tensors.
Right-handed spinor metric
#termεR'The complex Lorentz tensor representing the metric for right-handed spinors (dotted indices).
In the framework of complex Lorentz tensors, the covariant Minkowski metric tensor (denoted by ) is equal to the rank-2 tensor constructed from the -invariant morphism (represented by `Lorentz.coMetric`) through the `fromConstPair` function.
equals `fromConstPair` applied to `Lorentz.contrMetric`
#contrMetric_eq_fromConstPairThe contravariant Minkowski metric in the complex Lorentz tensor species is equal to the rank-2 tensor constructed from the -invariant morphism `Lorentz.contrMetric` (which represents ) using the `fromConstPair` operation.
equals the tensor construction of the left-handed spinor metric morphism
#leftMetric_eq_fromConstPairIn the context of the complex Lorentz tensor species for , the left-handed spinor metric tensor (with indices of color `upL`) is equal to the rank-2 tensor constructed via the `fromConstPair` function from the representation-theoretic morphism , where is the left-handed fundamental representation of .
The metric tensor for right-handed Weyl spinors, denoted by (or ), is equal to the rank-2 tensor constructed from the -invariant morphism `Fermion.rightMetric` using the `fromConstPair` operator. Here, `Fermion.rightMetric` is the intertwining map that identifies the invariant metric in the representation space of right-handed spinors.
is the rank-2 tensor defined by the invariant morphism `Fermion.altLeftMetric`
#altLeftMetric_eq_fromConstPairIn the context of the complex Lorentz tensor species for , the invariant metric tensor for covariant left-handed Weyl spinors is equal to the rank-2 tensor constructed via `fromConstPair` from the invariant morphism (represented by `Fermion.altLeftMetric`).
equals the rank-2 tensor constructed from the right-handed spinor metric morphism
#altRightMetric_eq_fromConstPairIn the theory of complex Lorentz tensors for the group , the invariant metric tensor for right-handed covariant Weyl spinors, denoted by (representing the component ), is equal to the rank-2 tensor constructed from the representation-theoretic morphism `Fermion.altRightMetric`. Specifically, this identity states that is obtained by applying the `fromConstPair` operation to the morphism which defines the invariant anti-symmetric metric for dotted spinors in the representation category .
In the framework of complex Lorentz tensors for the group , the covariant Minkowski metric tensor (denoted as ) is equal to the rank-2 tensor constructed by applying the linear map `fromPairT` to the covariant metric tensor value (represented by `Lorentz.coMetricVal`) belonging to the tensor product of the covariant Lorentz representation spaces.
equals the rank-2 tensor constructed from `Lorentz.contrMetricVal` via `fromPairT`
#contrMetric_eq_fromPairTIn the context of complex Lorentz tensors for the group , the contravariant Minkowski metric (denoted by ) is equal to the rank-2 tensor obtained by applying the -linear map `fromPairT` to the representation-theoretic value of the contravariant Minkowski metric (denoted by `Lorentz.contrMetricVal`) residing in the tensor product of the contravariant vector representation spaces.
equals the `fromPairT` construction of the left-handed spinor metric value
#leftMetric_eq_fromPairTIn the context of complex Lorentz tensors for , the left-handed spinor metric tensor (with indices of color `upL`) is equal to the rank-2 tensor constructed by applying the linear map `fromPairT` to the left-handed Weyl fermion metric element belonging to the tensor product space .
The invariant metric tensor for right-handed Weyl spinors, denoted by (representing the tensor ), is equal to the rank-2 tensor obtained by applying the linear map `fromPairT` to the vector space element `Fermion.rightMetricVal`. Here, `Fermion.rightMetricVal` is the specific element in the tensor product of two right-handed Weyl representation spaces corresponding to the invariant antisymmetric matrix.
In the complex Lorentz tensor species for , the invariant metric tensor for covariant left-handed Weyl spinors is equal to the rank-2 tensor obtained by applying the linear map to the tensor product element (which represents the antisymmetric matrix ).
equals the rank-2 tensor constructed from `altRightMetricVal`
#altRightMetric_eq_fromPairTIn the theory of complex Lorentz tensors for the group , the invariant metric tensor for right-handed covariant Weyl spinors, denoted by (which represents the spinor metric ), is equal to the rank-2 tensor obtained by applying the -linear map `fromPairT` to the tensor product value `Fermion.altRightMetricVal`.
Basis expansion of the covariant Minkowski metric
#coMetric_eq_complexCoBasisIn the framework of complex Lorentz tensors for the group , the covariant Minkowski metric tensor (denoted as ) is expressed in terms of the standard basis of the covariant representation space as: where is the temporal basis vector (corresponding to the index `Sum.inl 0`) and are the spatial basis vectors (corresponding to the indices `Sum.inr 0`, `Sum.inr 1`, and `Sum.inr 2` respectively). The notation here represents the rank-2 tensor constructed from the tensor product of basis elements via the linear map `fromPairT`.
Expansion of the covariant Minkowski metric in the standard basis indexed by
#coMetric_eq_complexCoBasisFin4In the framework of complex Lorentz tensors for the group , let be the standard basis for the four-dimensional complex vector space of covariant Lorentz vectors, indexed by . The covariant Minkowski metric tensor (denoted as ) is expressed in terms of these basis vectors as: where the tensor product is interpreted as a rank-2 tensor via the linear map `fromPairT`.
Expansion of the contravariant Minkowski metric in the standard basis
#contrMetric_eq_complexContrBasisLet be the standard basis for the space of complex contravariant Lorentz vectors, where is the basis vector indexed by `Sum.inl 0`, and are the basis vectors indexed by `Sum.inr 0`, `Sum.inr 1`, and `Sum.inr 2` respectively. The contravariant Minkowski metric is equal to the following expansion in terms of these basis vectors: where the tensor product of basis vectors is interpreted as a rank-2 tensor via the map `fromPairT`.
Expansion of the contravariant Minkowski metric in the basis indexed by
#contrMetric_eq_complexContrBasisFin4Let be the standard basis for the space of complex contravariant Lorentz vectors, where denotes the basis vector `complexContrBasisFin4 μ` for . The contravariant Minkowski metric is given by the expansion: where the tensor product is mapped into the space of rank-2 tensors via the linear map `fromPairT`.
The left-handed Weyl spinor metric tensor (with indices of color `upL`) can be expanded in terms of the standard basis of the left-handed representation space as: where are the basis elements of the left-handed representation and represents the tensor product over mapped into the rank-2 tensor space via the linear map .
In the complex Lorentz tensor species for , the invariant metric tensor for left-handed Weyl spinors (with covariant indices) can be expanded in terms of the standard basis for the alt-left-handed representation as follows: where denotes the tensor product over , and is the linear map that constructs a rank-2 tensor from the tensor product of two vectors.
Basis Expansion of the Right-Handed Metric Tensor
#rightMetric_eq_rightBasisLet be the standard basis for the complex representation space of right-handed Weyl fermions (denoted as `rightBasis`). The invariant metric tensor for right-handed Weyl spinors, denoted as (corresponding to the tensor in dotted-index notation), can be expressed in terms of this basis as: where denotes the tensor product over the complex numbers , and `fromPairT` is the linear map that constructs a rank-2 tensor from the tensor product of two vector space elements.
Let be the standard basis (known as `altRightBasis`) for the alternative right-handed Weyl representation of , which corresponds to the representation space for spinors with dotted indices . The invariant metric tensor for right-handed covariant spinors, denoted by (representing the spinor metric ), is equal to the antisymmetric combination of these basis elements: where denotes the tensor product used to construct a rank-2 tensor from the basis vectors.
In the framework of complex Lorentz tensors for the group , the covariant Minkowski metric (denoted ) is expanded in the canonical tensor basis for the space of rank-2 covariant tensors (where both indices belong to the `Color.down` representation) as: where denotes the basis element of the tensor space corresponding to the multi-index with .
In the context of the complex Lorentz tensor species for , the contravariant Minkowski metric (representing ) is expressed in terms of the canonical tensor basis for rank-2 contravariant tensors (corresponding to the color `up`) as: where denotes the basis element for the multi-index with .
In the context of complex Lorentz tensors, the invariant metric tensor (representing ) for left-handed Weyl spinors is expressed in terms of the canonical tensor basis as: where denotes the basis element of the rank-2 tensor space (corresponding to contravariant left-handed indices) for the multi-index , where .
In the complex Lorentz tensor species for , the invariant metric tensor for left-handed Weyl spinors with covariant indices (denoted by the color `downL`) is given by the difference of the canonical tensor basis elements: where denotes the basis element of the rank-2 tensor space corresponding to the multi-index .
Basis Expansion of the Right-Handed Metric Tensor
#rightMetric_eq_basisIn the `complexLorentzTensor` species, the invariant metric tensor for right-handed Weyl spinors (which corresponds to the tensor in dotted-index notation) can be expressed in terms of the canonical tensor basis for the representation color `upR` as: where denotes the basis element of the rank-2 tensor space associated with the multi-index for .
In the context of the `complexLorentzTensor` species, the invariant metric tensor for right-handed covariant Weyl spinors (representing in dotted index notation) is expressed in the canonical basis for rank-2 tensors of color type `(downR, downR)` as: where denotes the basis element of the tensor space corresponding to the multi-index for .
Equals its Rational Component Representation
#coMetric_eq_ofRatIn the framework of complex Lorentz tensors, the covariant Minkowski metric (denoted by ) is equal to the tensor constructed via the `ofRat` map from the component function defined on the multi-indices as: where are the indices corresponding to the covariant vector representation (`Color.down`). This corresponds to the standard Minkowski metric signature .
Equals its Rational Component Representation
#contrMetric_eq_ofRatIn the context of the complex Lorentz tensor species for , the contravariant Minkowski metric (representing ) is equal to the complex Lorentz tensor constructed via the map from the component function defined as: where are the indices of the tensor components and the map converts these rational components into the corresponding complex Lorentz tensor.
Equals its Rational Component Representation
#leftMetric_eq_ofRatThe invariant metric tensor for left-handed Weyl spinors (representing ) is equal to the complex Lorentz tensor constructed via `ofRat` from the component function defined as: where are the indices of the tensor components.
equals the tensor with rational components and
#altLeftMetric_eq_ofRatIn the complex Lorentz tensor species for , the invariant metric tensor for left-handed "alt" Weyl spinors with covariant indices is equal to the tensor constructed from the rational component function via the map, where: The map converts these rational components into the corresponding complex Lorentz tensor.
equals the tensor constructed from rational components via
#rightMetric_eq_ofRatThe right-handed spinor metric tensor (representing the invariant tensor ) is equal to the complex Lorentz tensor constructed from its rational components via the map. Specifically, the component function assigns the value to the multi-index , the value to the multi-index , and to all other multi-indices.
equals the tensor with components and via `ofRat`
#altRightMetric_eq_ofRatThe invariant metric tensor for right-handed covariant Weyl spinors (representing in dotted index notation) is equal to the complex Lorentz tensor constructed by the map `ofRat` from the component function . This function assigns the value to the multi-index , the value to the multi-index , and to all other multi-indices.
Invariance of the covariant Minkowski metric under
#actionT_coMetricFor any element , the covariant Minkowski metric (represented by the tensor ) is invariant under the group action of , such that .
The contravariant Minkowski metric is invariant under ()
#actionT_contrMetricFor any element , the contravariant Minkowski metric (denoted as ) is invariant under the action of , such that .
Invariance of the Left-Handed Spinor Metric
#actionT_leftMetricFor any element of the group , the metric tensor (also denoted as `leftMetric` or ) associated with left-handed Weyl spinors is invariant under the group action of . That is, .
The Right-Handed Spinor Metric is Invariant under
#actionT_rightMetricFor any element , the right-handed spinor metric tensor (also denoted as the invariant tensor for dotted contravariant indices) is invariant under the group action of . That is, .
-Invariance of the Left-Handed Spinor Metric
#actionT_altLeftMetricFor any element , the metric tensor for left-handed Weyl spinors (represented by `altLeftMetric` in the `complexLorentzTensor` species, with covariant indices of color `downL`) is invariant under the group action of . That is, .
For any element , the right-handed metric tensor (representing the invariant metric for right-handed covariant Weyl spinors) is invariant under the action of , such that .
