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Álvaro Castilla González
Oct 24
Components of a tensor in a 2+2 decomposition
Hi everyone, I am pretty new to xAct, so maybe this question is really simple. I'm doing a
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Components of a tensor in a 2+2 decomposition
Hi everyone, I am pretty new to xAct, so maybe this question is really simple. I'm doing a
Oct 24
Elena Simón
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Leo B
3
Oct 23
Errors in Mathematica 14.3
Hello everyone 😁 I had the same error and I fixed it using: (*Arreglo del problema 13.+ *) (*1.
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Errors in Mathematica 14.3
Hello everyone 😁 I had the same error and I fixed it using: (*Arreglo del problema 13.+ *) (*1.
Oct 23
Hendrik Ludwig
3
Oct 23
Variation of an abstract matter Lagrangian
I solved it now with the usual xPert method and replacing the variation of the matter Lagrangian by
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Variation of an abstract matter Lagrangian
I solved it now with the usual xPert method and replacing the variation of the matter Lagrangian by
Oct 23
Giorgos
Oct 19
ConstructDDIs & SolveTensors: Bug or wrong usage?
Hey everyone, As you will see in the attached notebook. I'm trying to generate some DDIs using
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ConstructDDIs & SolveTensors: Bug or wrong usage?
Hey everyone, As you will see in the attached notebook. I'm trying to generate some DDIs using
Oct 19
Debojyoti Mondal
Oct 16
D Dimension metric
Hi, Is there any way to work with metric variation in arbitrary d dimension? I have been looking into
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D Dimension metric
Hi, Is there any way to work with metric variation in arbitrary d dimension? I have been looking into
Oct 16
Conor Evans
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Juan Margalef
2
Oct 14
Plugging in explicit values for tensors in xCoba
First notice that //. rules apply "rules" repeatedly until there are no more possible
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Plugging in explicit values for tensors in xCoba
First notice that //. rules apply "rules" repeatedly until there are no more possible
Oct 14
Debojyoti Mondal
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Juan Margalef
5
Oct 10
gradient of a scalar and EOM
Here is the revised notebook. I did some corrections and got some equations. But I think there is
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gradient of a scalar and EOM
Here is the revised notebook. I did some corrections and got some equations. But I think there is
Oct 10
Aswini kumar . Bala
Oct 7
Functional derivative multiple times using xact, .......
Could anyone please help me to find find functional derivative of some expression in using Xact
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Functional derivative multiple times using xact, .......
Could anyone please help me to find find functional derivative of some expression in using Xact
Oct 7
Sukruti
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Thomas Bäckdahl
5
Oct 3
Reordering indices in alphabetical order
Hi, Oh I see, FreeIndsDown[] is not supposed to sort the indices. In that case, both functions are
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Reordering indices in alphabetical order
Hi, Oh I see, FreeIndsDown[] is not supposed to sort the indices. In that case, both functions are
Oct 3
DJ Kalu
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Thomas Bäckdahl
2
Oct 1
Asking help to resolve errors
Hi! This is a name conflict with new functions in Mathematica 14.3. José should soon release a new
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Asking help to resolve errors
Hi! This is a name conflict with new functions in Mathematica 14.3. José should soon release a new
Oct 1
Pawan Kumar Gupta
Sep 29
Linear order perturbation with XAct
Hi, I am trying to perturbed Einstein equation for Schwarzschild background metric, essentiality want
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Linear order perturbation with XAct
Hi, I am trying to perturbed Einstein equation for Schwarzschild background metric, essentiality want
Sep 29
Sukruti
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Thomas Bäckdahl
3
Sep 26
How to eliminate redundant terms with free indices
Hi, Thank you for the command suggestions! They work as needed and give the desired output. I think
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How to eliminate redundant terms with free indices
Hi, Thank you for the command suggestions! They work as needed and give the desired output. I think
Sep 26
Gabriel Sampaio
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Cyril Pitrou
2
Sep 26
need help expanding three-metric - Cosmology
Hi, I have made a small notebook which explains how to obtain perturbation equations in a synchronous
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need help expanding three-metric - Cosmology
Hi, I have made a small notebook which explains how to obtain perturbation equations in a synchronous
Sep 26
Joao Miguel Batista Matzenbacher
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Juan Margalef
2
Sep 14
Questions about xTerior
Hi I am not sure I understand what you want. Is your dX factor fixed? You have defined it as a 1-form
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Questions about xTerior
Hi I am not sure I understand what you want. Is your dX factor fixed? You have defined it as a 1-form
Sep 14
Nail Khusnutdinov
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Juan Margalef
5
Aug 31
Mathematica 14.3 << xAct`xTras` a lot of errors
Thank you Juan, it works fine. суббота, 30 августа 2025 г. в 22:53:44 UTC-3, Juan Margalef: As a
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Mathematica 14.3 << xAct`xTras` a lot of errors
Thank you Juan, it works fine. суббота, 30 августа 2025 г. в 22:53:44 UTC-3, Juan Margalef: As a
Aug 31
Thomas M
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Michael Seifert
10
Aug 28
xAct on Apple M2
One can, if one wishes, remove the "quarantine" attribute from the current version of xPerm
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xAct on Apple M2
One can, if one wishes, remove the "quarantine" attribute from the current version of xPerm
Aug 28
ARUNDHATI GOLDAR
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Thomas Bäckdahl
5
Aug 25
need help to write Riemann tensor for a metric of d dimension
Hi Thomas Bäckdahl, I really appreciate your reply. I used the following: DefConstantSymbol[dim,
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need help to write Riemann tensor for a metric of d dimension
Hi Thomas Bäckdahl, I really appreciate your reply. I used the following: DefConstantSymbol[dim,
Aug 25
Ilaria Brivio
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Ilham Prasetyo
2
Aug 20
higher covariant derivatives of riemann in xCoba
Hi I added into your file here "approach 3" which contains my answer. The modified file is
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higher covariant derivatives of riemann in xCoba
Hi I added into your file here "approach 3" which contains my answer. The modified file is
Aug 20
Jose
Aug 7
New xAct version soon
Hi All, Now that Wolfram Language 14.3 has been released, I'd like to upload a new version of
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New xAct version soon
Hi All, Now that Wolfram Language 14.3 has been released, I'd like to upload a new version of
Aug 7
Sukruti
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Thomas Bäckdahl
4
Aug 5
One rule working but not the other
Hi! All of these things are manifestations of evaluation control in Mathematica. If you write
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One rule working but not the other
Hi! All of these things are manifestations of evaluation control in Mathematica. If you write
Aug 5
Max Banados
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Juan Margalef
4
Aug 2
xPert on VBundle metric
I am glad!! Just for future reference, what I did was to take the file xPert.nb, look for
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xPert on VBundle metric
I am glad!! Just for future reference, what I did was to take the file xPert.nb, look for
Aug 2
varun naudiyal
Jul 30
Modified TOV Equations in fR gravity (using xAct)
Hello guys, I'm trying to derive the modified Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equations for a
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Modified TOV Equations in fR gravity (using xAct)
Hello guys, I'm trying to derive the modified Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equations for a
Jul 30
Ashes Modak
Jul 22
Problem in Writing Gaussian Null Coordinate in xAct
In my xAct project using Mathematica, I encountered an issue while constructing a 4×4 matrix using
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Problem in Writing Gaussian Null Coordinate in xAct
In my xAct project using Mathematica, I encountered an issue while constructing a 4×4 matrix using
Jul 22
Sukruti
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Barry Wardell
6
Jul 16
Problem with RiemannSimplify
Hi Barry, Thank you for your reply. If possible, I'd like to sign up for a notification in case
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Problem with RiemannSimplify
Hi Barry, Thank you for your reply. If possible, I'd like to sign up for a notification in case
Jul 16
Manuele Cossari
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Jose
6
Jul 11
Installation problems
Thank you for your help. Have a nice day Il ven 11 lug 2025, 13:13 Jose <jo...@xact.es> ha
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Installation problems
Thank you for your help. Have a nice day Il ven 11 lug 2025, 13:13 Jose <jo...@xact.es> ha
Jul 11
Yusuf Emre BARAN
Jul 5
Defining the spin tensor using the matter Lagrangian
Hi everyone, I am using Cyril Pitrou's ActionVariation_Metric_Fields.nb on xAct-contrib/examples
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Defining the spin tensor using the matter Lagrangian
Hi everyone, I am using Cyril Pitrou's ActionVariation_Metric_Fields.nb on xAct-contrib/examples
Jul 5
Alejandro Aguilar
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Juan Margalef
2
Jul 4
Help obtaining correct equations of motion
Hi Alejandro. It is hard to check your notebook since it is not selfcontained, try to add all the
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Help obtaining correct equations of motion
Hi Alejandro. It is hard to check your notebook since it is not selfcontained, try to add all the
Jul 4
Michael Seifert
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Barry Wardell
4
Jul 3
Automating d^2 A = 0 in xTensor language
Hi , Just to add that TInvar (like Invar before it) only knows about the Bianchi identity for the
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Automating d^2 A = 0 in xTensor language
Hi , Just to add that TInvar (like Invar before it) only knows about the Bianchi identity for the
Jul 3
Yusuf Emre BARAN
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Juan Margalef
2
Jun 30
Changing the definition of the Riemann and the torsion tensors
Changing the definition might be too complicated and have unexpected consequences. I would recommend
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Changing the definition of the Riemann and the torsion tensors
Changing the definition might be too complicated and have unexpected consequences. I would recommend
Jun 30
Theo
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Sergi Sirera-Lahoz
2
Jun 20
Including anisotropic stress in xPand
Hello! I realise that this is an old question but I recently tried to tackle the same problem so I
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Including anisotropic stress in xPand
Hello! I realise that this is an old question but I recently tried to tackle the same problem so I
Jun 20