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Shivam Mishra
Jan 17
How to perform cosmological perturbations in teleparallel theories of gravity in xAct
Hi, since xPert is specifically desined for curvature based theories, it essentially assumes GR and
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How to perform cosmological perturbations in teleparallel theories of gravity in xAct
Hi, since xPert is specifically desined for curvature based theories, it essentially assumes GR and
Jan 17
Hermann
Jan 17
A question regarding xPert package
I am curious if it's possible to manually specify the components of the inverse metric as an
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A question regarding xPert package
I am curious if it's possible to manually specify the components of the inverse metric as an
Jan 17
Debojyoti Mondal
Jan 8
Euler Heisenberg BH solution in cubic gravity
I am trying to derive expression 19 in This article. First of all I have made setup for field
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Euler Heisenberg BH solution in cubic gravity
I am trying to derive expression 19 in This article. First of all I have made setup for field
Jan 8
Imberith
Jan 7
How to simplify the field equations from VarL command
Hi everyone, I am new to xAct tensor algebra calculator, I have been trying to the field equations of
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How to simplify the field equations from VarL command
Hi everyone, I am new to xAct tensor algebra calculator, I have been trying to the field equations of
Jan 7
Imberith
Jan 7
Defining non metricity(Q) and electromagnetic tensor(F) in xAct
Hello everyone, Im new to xAct package, can you guys tell me how to define non metricity(Q) and
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Defining non metricity(Q) and electromagnetic tensor(F) in xAct
Hello everyone, Im new to xAct package, can you guys tell me how to define non metricity(Q) and
Jan 7
M E C
Jan 3
"Further output of ...will be suppressed during this \calculation"
Hello. First of all, happy 2025 to everyone. I am using the following line item in my worksheet,
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"Further output of ...will be suppressed during this \calculation"
Hello. First of all, happy 2025 to everyone. I am using the following line item in my worksheet,
Jan 3
Joseph Johnson
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Max Banados
3
Jan 2
Inverse of a tensor in xAct
Dear all, Following this question I am trying to define the derivative of the inverse. Something like
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Inverse of a tensor in xAct
Dear all, Following this question I am trying to define the derivative of the inverse. Something like
Jan 2
Ananth Krishna
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Thomas Bäckdahl
2
12/27/24
Problem with TexAct
Hi! The first problem comes from the output of Tex@PDNP[{1, -NP}][PsiCD1[]] which is "\Psi _{1}{
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Problem with TexAct
Hi! The first problem comes from the output of Tex@PDNP[{1, -NP}][PsiCD1[]] which is "\Psi _{1}{
12/27/24
Benjamin Knorr
12/21/24
DefCovD on multiple bundles and with different charges for different tensors
Hi all, I've been banging my head against this problem for some time now, so I would appreciate
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DefCovD on multiple bundles and with different charges for different tensors
Hi all, I've been banging my head against this problem for some time now, so I would appreciate
12/21/24
Harsh
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Thomas Bäckdahl
3
12/19/24
Defining "special notion" while defining tensor index
Thanks!! I will try with this On Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 7:05 PM Thomas Bäckdahl <thomas.backdahl@gmail
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Defining "special notion" while defining tensor index
Thanks!! I will try with this On Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 7:05 PM Thomas Bäckdahl <thomas.backdahl@gmail
12/19/24
Alex Cassem
12/17/24
Issues with Computational Performance of Chern-Simons Dispersion Relations
Good morning (in my time zone). I am trying to compute a dispersion relation for curvature
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Issues with Computational Performance of Chern-Simons Dispersion Relations
Good morning (in my time zone). I am trying to compute a dispersion relation for curvature
12/17/24
HB2024
12/17/24
How to read off components of the metric and Christoffel symbols in 3+1 decomposition?
I am trying to figure out how one is able to get the components of metric and Christoffel symbols in
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How to read off components of the metric and Christoffel symbols in 3+1 decomposition?
I am trying to figure out how one is able to get the components of metric and Christoffel symbols in
12/17/24
Barry Wardell
12/17/24
TInvar: Canonicalization of Riemann tensor expressions with free indices
Dear xAct users, We are happy to announce the release of TInvar, a new package for canonicalization
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TInvar: Canonicalization of Riemann tensor expressions with free indices
Dear xAct users, We are happy to announce the release of TInvar, a new package for canonicalization
12/17/24
Elias Leite Mendonça
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Thomas Bäckdahl
2
12/16/24
DefTensor
Hi! It is easier to help if you send notebooks instead of pictures, but this was short so it's
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DefTensor
Hi! It is easier to help if you send notebooks instead of pictures, but this was short so it's
12/16/24
Zhibang Yao
12/16/24
Extrinsic curvature in xCoba
Hello all, In the documentation file of xCoba, it is saying that the part related to the computations
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Extrinsic curvature in xCoba
Hello all, In the documentation file of xCoba, it is saying that the part related to the computations
12/16/24
Nitol Attar
12/15/24
expansion with parametrized metric
Hi all, For a metric which is parametrized as follows, g[0,0]= - Exp[phi] g[0,i]=A[i] Exp[phi] g[i,0]
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expansion with parametrized metric
Hi all, For a metric which is parametrized as follows, g[0,0]= - Exp[phi] g[0,i]=A[i] Exp[phi] g[i,0]
12/15/24
M E C
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Ilham Prasetyo
4
12/12/24
simplifications
Thank you very much, Ilham, for your help. I will carefully analyze what you wrote to me. El jueves,
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simplifications
Thank you very much, Ilham, for your help. I will carefully analyze what you wrote to me. El jueves,
12/12/24
Alex Cassem
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Ilham Prasetyo
2
12/12/24
Transverse Traceless Gauge Sometimes Works
You can use SortCovDs in the definition when doing the perturbation before doing ToCanonical Collect[
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Transverse Traceless Gauge Sometimes Works
You can use SortCovDs in the definition when doing the perturbation before doing ToCanonical Collect[
12/12/24
M E C
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Leo Stein
5
12/10/24
computing Einstein Tensor
Apologies for my mistake, in the previous email I attached the wrong file. I am now attaching the
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computing Einstein Tensor
Apologies for my mistake, in the previous email I attached the wrong file. I am now attaching the
12/10/24
abhishek chowdhuri 19310049
12/8/24
Problem with extracting components in xCoba
Hi, Can anyone recommend me a way to extract components from a row matrix when using xCoba? My code
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Problem with extracting components in xCoba
Hi, Can anyone recommend me a way to extract components from a row matrix when using xCoba? My code
12/8/24
Sukruti
12/7/24
Eliminating terms with repeated index structure
Hello, I have a list of terms in which a couple of them have the same index structure and they differ
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Eliminating terms with repeated index structure
Hello, I have a list of terms in which a couple of them have the same index structure and they differ
12/7/24
Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos
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Jose
2
11/26/24
xAct Mirror @ physics.ntua.gr
Hi, Thanks for creating that mirror, Konstantinos. Something has changed again in the xact.es domain
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xAct Mirror @ physics.ntua.gr
Hi, Thanks for creating that mirror, Konstantinos. Something has changed again in the xact.es domain
11/26/24
Maria Isabel Iguti
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Joffrey
3
11/22/24
canonical Energy momentum tensor
Hey ! How to do it with a tensor field and not a scalar field ? Le lundi 22 juillet 2024 à 10:41:16
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canonical Energy momentum tensor
Hey ! How to do it with a tensor field and not a scalar field ? Le lundi 22 juillet 2024 à 10:41:16
11/22/24
Joffrey
11/22/24
Compute canonical momenta with xAct
Hello, I need to compute the canonical momenta associated to the metric components. I want to
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Compute canonical momenta with xAct
Hello, I need to compute the canonical momenta associated to the metric components. I want to
11/22/24
Kerim Demirel
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Armando Roque
5
11/21/24
VarL produces field equations wrongly?
Dear Armando, After two days of confusion this indeed resolved the problem. Compared with your
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VarL produces field equations wrongly?
Dear Armando, After two days of confusion this indeed resolved the problem. Compared with your
11/21/24
Sukruti
11/17/24
Adding condition to EqToRule
Hello, When defining a rule using EqToRule, is it possible to add a condition for the rule to work?
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Adding condition to EqToRule
Hello, When defining a rule using EqToRule, is it possible to add a condition for the rule to work?
11/17/24
Andrey
11/15/24
xPert: Series Expansion of a Function of the Metric
Hello! I am new to xPert as well as xAct, and I have a simple question: DefManifold[M, 4, {a, b, c, d
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xPert: Series Expansion of a Function of the Metric
Hello! I am new to xPert as well as xAct, and I have a simple question: DefManifold[M, 4, {a, b, c, d
11/15/24
Sukruti
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Thomas Bäckdahl
6
11/14/24
FullSimplification not working inside MakeRule
Hi Thomas, Thank you very much for your reply! It has been very helpful. I have two questions.
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FullSimplification not working inside MakeRule
Hi Thomas, Thank you very much for your reply! It has been very helpful. I have two questions.
11/14/24
Nils Marion
11/14/24
4+1 decomposition of Einstein-Hilbert on Spacetime x S1
Hello everyone, I am fairly new to Mathematica and xAct and were not able to find my answers in the
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4+1 decomposition of Einstein-Hilbert on Spacetime x S1
Hello everyone, I am fairly new to Mathematica and xAct and were not able to find my answers in the
11/14/24
Leonardo Sanhueza Mardones
11/13/24
Coordinates Transformation WAdS
Hello everyone. This is my first post in this community. I am learning some features of xAct,
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Coordinates Transformation WAdS
Hello everyone. This is my first post in this community. I am learning some features of xAct,
11/13/24