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黄月
10:24 AM
How to properly define derivatives with respect to 4-momentum and Dirac delta function in xAct
Hi everyone, I'm trying to derive a specific expression involving derivatives with respect to the
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How to properly define derivatives with respect to 4-momentum and Dirac delta function in xAct
Hi everyone, I'm trying to derive a specific expression involving derivatives with respect to the
10:24 AM
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
,
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
,
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
ali khaled
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Thomas Bäckdahl
2
Jun 18
Factorising a tensor outside of an expression
Hi! If the name of your tensor is JJ, you can try things like Collect[ScreenDollarIndices[%], {JJ[__]
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Factorising a tensor outside of an expression
Hi! If the name of your tensor is JJ, you can try things like Collect[ScreenDollarIndices[%], {JJ[__]
Jun 18
Sukruti
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Thomas Bäckdahl
9
Jun 16
MakeRule with Conditions
Hi! First of all it is PairQ, not Pair. Secondly, as I said, you should not use conditions in
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MakeRule with Conditions
Hi! First of all it is PairQ, not Pair. Secondly, as I said, you should not use conditions in
Jun 16
Sukruti
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Teake Nutma
8
Jun 11
Identity missing in TInvar?
Dear Teake, Thank you for your reply. You said "For the particular case in the Gauss-Bonnet
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Identity missing in TInvar?
Dear Teake, Thank you for your reply. You said "For the particular case in the Gauss-Bonnet
Jun 11
Rafael Bernar
Jun 10
Christoffel symbols between two parallel derivatives
Hello, I am trying to compute the partial derivatives, in a given chart S, of the basis vectors from
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Christoffel symbols between two parallel derivatives
Hello, I am trying to compute the partial derivatives, in a given chart S, of the basis vectors from
Jun 10
Sukruti
Jun 10
DDI or not
Hello, Given a particular identity for expressions in terms of the Riemann/Ricci tensors and the
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DDI or not
Hello, Given a particular identity for expressions in terms of the Riemann/Ricci tensors and the
Jun 10
João Vitor Santos Perles
May 20
[xAct] Help with correct index factorization in Lagrangian with symmetric rank-3 tensor
Dear colleagues, how are you? We are working with a symmetric rank-3 tensor field, h_{\mu\nu\rho},
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[xAct] Help with correct index factorization in Lagrangian with symmetric rank-3 tensor
Dear colleagues, how are you? We are working with a symmetric rank-3 tensor field, h_{\mu\nu\rho},
May 20
Max Banados
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Alfonso García-Parrado Gómez-Lobo
3
May 19
xTerior: trouble with component-tensor-valued forms
Thanks Alfonso, indeed it did work. Regards, Max On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:48:43 AM UTC-4 Alfonso
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xTerior: trouble with component-tensor-valued forms
Thanks Alfonso, indeed it did work. Regards, Max On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:48:43 AM UTC-4 Alfonso
May 19
Abhishek Hegde K R
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Cyril Pitrou
3
May 9
Xact provides inconsistent answers with 3+1 decomposition
Ah, I see. Thank you very much for catching the mistake. I do have a follow up question on this now.
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Xact provides inconsistent answers with 3+1 decomposition
Ah, I see. Thank you very much for catching the mistake. I do have a follow up question on this now.
May 9
Augniva Ray
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Juan Margalef
3
May 3
Explicit result of inner contractions : Code " Int" in xTerior package
Hi Juan, this works wonderfully. Thanks. Also, thanks for the plausible clarification as to why it
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Explicit result of inner contractions : Code " Int" in xTerior package
Hi Juan, this works wonderfully. Thanks. Also, thanks for the plausible clarification as to why it
May 3
Alejandro Aguilar
Apr 29
Help with obtaining EoM for Dynamical Chern-Simons
Hi everyone, I'm having trouble with obtaining the equations of motion for DCS theory. According
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Help with obtaining EoM for Dynamical Chern-Simons
Hi everyone, I'm having trouble with obtaining the equations of motion for DCS theory. According
Apr 29
Eran Lavi
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Juan Margalef
2
Apr 28
Request for assistance
Hi Eran. I am afraid there are several mistakes. 1. The use of components requires the package xCoba.
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Request for assistance
Hi Eran. I am afraid there are several mistakes. 1. The use of components requires the package xCoba.
Apr 28
Elias Leite Mendonça
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Thomas Bäckdahl
2
Apr 26
Tensor symmetric in a pair of indices and under the chage of pairs
Hi! You don't have to use just symmetric, or antisymmetric groups. You can specify any list of
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Tensor symmetric in a pair of indices and under the chage of pairs
Hi! You don't have to use just symmetric, or antisymmetric groups. You can specify any list of
Apr 26