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r""" Pseudo-Riemannian Manifolds
A *pseudo-Riemannian manifold* is a pair `(M,g)` where `M` is a real differentiable manifold `M` (see :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.manifold.DifferentiableManifold`) and `g` is a field of non-degenerate symmetric bilinear forms on `M`, which is called the *metric tensor*, or simply the *metric* (see :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.metric.PseudoRiemannianMetric`).
Two important subcases are
- *Riemannian manifold*: the metric `g` is positive definite, i.e. its signature is `n = \dim M`; - *Lorentzian manifold*: the metric `g` has signature `n-2` (positive convention) or `2-n` (negative convention).
On a pseudo-Riemannian manifold, one may use various standard :mod:`~sage.manifolds.operators` acting on scalar and tensor fields, like :func:`~sage.manifolds.operators.grad` or :func:`~sage.manifolds.operators.div`.
All pseudo-Riemannian manifolds, whatever the metric signature, are implemented via the class :class:`PseudoRiemannianManifold`.
.. RUBRIC:: Example 1: the sphere as a Riemannian manifold of dimension 2
We start by declaring `S^2` as a 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold::
sage: M = Manifold(2, 'S^2', structure='Riemannian') sage: M 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold S^2
We then cover `S^2` by two stereographic charts, from the North pole and from the South pole respectively::
sage: U = M.open_subset('U') sage: stereoN.<x,y> = U.chart() sage: V = M.open_subset('V') sage: stereoS.<u,v> = V.chart() sage: M.declare_union(U,V) sage: stereoN_to_S = stereoN.transition_map(stereoS, ....: [x/(x^2+y^2), y/(x^2+y^2)], intersection_name='W', ....: restrictions1= x^2+y^2!=0, restrictions2= u^2+v^2!=0) sage: W = U.intersection(V) sage: stereoN_to_S Change of coordinates from Chart (W, (x, y)) to Chart (W, (u, v)) sage: stereoN_to_S.display() u = x/(x^2 + y^2) v = y/(x^2 + y^2) sage: stereoN_to_S.inverse().display() x = u/(u^2 + v^2) y = v/(u^2 + v^2)
We get the metric defining the Riemannian structure by::
sage: g = M.metric() sage: g Riemannian metric g on the 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold S^2
At this stage, the metric `g` is defined as a Python object but there remains to initialize it by setting its components with respect to the vector frames associated with the stereographic coordinates. Let us begin with the frame of chart ``stereoN``::
sage: eU = stereoN.frame() sage: g[eU, 0, 0] = 4/(1 + x^2 + y^2)^2 sage: g[eU, 1, 1] = 4/(1 + x^2 + y^2)^2
The metric components in the frame of chart ``stereoS`` are obtained by continuation of the expressions found in `W = U\cap V` from the known change-of-coordinate formulas::
sage: eV = stereoS.frame() sage: g.add_comp_by_continuation(eV, W)
At this stage, the metric `g` is well defined in all `S^2`::
sage: g.display(eU) g = 4/(x^2 + y^2 + 1)^2 dx*dx + 4/(x^2 + y^2 + 1)^2 dy*dy sage: g.display(eV) g = 4/(u^4 + v^4 + 2*(u^2 + 1)*v^2 + 2*u^2 + 1) du*du + 4/(u^4 + v^4 + 2*(u^2 + 1)*v^2 + 2*u^2 + 1) dv*dv
The expression in frame ``eV`` can be given a shape similar to that in frame ``eU``, by factorizing the components::
sage: g[eV, 0, 0].factor() 4/(u^2 + v^2 + 1)^2 sage: g[eV, 1, 1].factor() 4/(u^2 + v^2 + 1)^2 sage: g.display(eV) g = 4/(u^2 + v^2 + 1)^2 du*du + 4/(u^2 + v^2 + 1)^2 dv*dv
Let us consider a scalar field `f` on `S^2`::
sage: f = M.scalar_field({stereoN: 1/(1+x^2+y^2)}, name='f') sage: f.add_expr_by_continuation(stereoS, W) sage: f.display() f: S^2 --> R on U: (x, y) |--> 1/(x^2 + y^2 + 1) on V: (u, v) |--> (u^2 + v^2)/(u^2 + v^2 + 1)
The gradient of `f` (with respect to the metric `g`) is::
sage: gradf = f.gradient() sage: gradf Vector field grad(f) on the 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold S^2 sage: gradf.display(eU) grad(f) = -1/2*x d/dx - 1/2*y d/dy sage: gradf.display(eV) grad(f) = 1/2*u d/du + 1/2*v d/dv
It is possible to write ``grad(f)`` instead of ``f.gradient()``, by importing the standard differential operators of vector calculus::
sage: from sage.manifolds.operators import * sage: grad(f) == gradf True
The Laplacian of `f` (with respect to the metric `g`) is obtained either as ``f.laplacian()`` or, thanks to the above import, as ``laplacian(f)``::
sage: Df = laplacian(f) sage: Df Scalar field Delta(f) on the 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold S^2 sage: Df.display() Delta(f): S^2 --> R on U: (x, y) |--> (x^2 + y^2 - 1)/(x^2 + y^2 + 1) on V: (u, v) |--> -(u^2 + v^2 - 1)/(u^2 + v^2 + 1)
Let us check the standard formula `\Delta f = \mathrm{div}( \mathrm{grad}\, f )`::
sage: Df == div(gradf) True
Since each open subset of `S^2` inherits the structure of a Riemannian manifold, we can get the metric on it via the method ``metric()``::
sage: gU = U.metric() sage: gU Riemannian metric g on the Open subset U of the 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold S^2 sage: gU.display() g = 4/(x^2 + y^2 + 1)^2 dx*dx + 4/(x^2 + y^2 + 1)^2 dy*dy
Of course, ``gU`` is nothing but the restriction of `g` to `U`::
sage: gU is g.restrict(U) True
.. RUBRIC:: Example 2: Minkowski spacetime as a Lorentzian manifold of dimension 4
We start by declaring a 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold `M`::
sage: M = Manifold(4, 'M', structure='Lorentzian') sage: M 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M
We define Minkowskian coordinates on `M`::
sage: X.<t,x,y,z> = M.chart()
We construct the metric tensor by::
sage: g = M.metric() sage: g Lorentzian metric g on the 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M
and initialize it to the Minkowskian value::
sage: g[0,0], g[1,1], g[2,2], g[3,3] = -1, 1, 1, 1 sage: g.display() g = -dt*dt + dx*dx + dy*dy + dz*dz sage: g[:] [-1 0 0 0] [ 0 1 0 0] [ 0 0 1 0] [ 0 0 0 1]
We may check that the metric is flat, i.e. has a vanishing Riemann curvature tensor::
sage: g.riemann().display() Riem(g) = 0
A vector field on `M`::
sage: u = M.vector_field(name='u') sage: u[0] = cosh(t) sage: u[1] = sinh(t) sage: u.display() u = cosh(t) d/dt + sinh(t) d/dx
The scalar square of `u` is::
sage: s = u.dot(u); s Scalar field u.u on the 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M
Scalar products are taken with respect to the metric tensor::
sage: u.dot(u) == g(u,u) True
`u` is a unit timelike vector, i.e. its scalar square is identically `-1`::
sage: s.display() u.u: M --> R (t, x, y, z) |--> -1 sage: s.expr() -1
Let us consider a unit spacelike vector::
sage: v = M.vector_field(name='v') sage: v[0] = sinh(t) sage: v[1] = cosh(t) sage: v.display() v = sinh(t) d/dt + cosh(t) d/dx sage: v.dot(v).display() v.v: M --> R (t, x, y, z) |--> 1 sage: v.dot(v).expr() 1
`u` and `v` are orthogonal vectors with respect to Minkowski metric::
sage: u.dot(v).display() u.v: M --> R (t, x, y, z) |--> 0 sage: u.dot(v).expr() 0
The divergence of `u` is::
sage: s = u.div(); s Scalar field div(u) on the 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M sage: s.display() div(u): M --> R (t, x, y, z) |--> sinh(t)
while its d'Alembertian is::
sage: Du = u.dalembertian(); Du Vector field Box(u) on the 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M sage: Du.display() Box(u) = -cosh(t) d/dt - sinh(t) d/dx
AUTHORS:
- Eric Gourgoulhon (2018): initial version
REFERENCES:
- \B. O'Neill : *Semi-Riemannian Geometry* [ONe1983]_ - \J. M. Lee : *Riemannian Manifolds* [Lee1997]_
"""
#***************************************************************************** # Copyright (C) 2018 Eric Gourgoulhon <eric.gourgoulhon@obspm.fr> # # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) # as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of # the License, or (at your option) any later version. # http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ #*****************************************************************************
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r""" PseudoRiemannian manifold.
A *pseudo-Riemannian manifold* is a pair `(M,g)` where `M` is a real differentiable manifold `M` (see :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.manifold.DifferentiableManifold`) and `g` is a field of non-degenerate symmetric bilinear forms on `M`, which is called the *metric tensor*, or simply the *metric* (see :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.metric.PseudoRiemannianMetric`).
Two important subcases are
- *Riemannian manifold*: the metric `g` is positive definite, i.e. its signature is `n = \dim M`; - *Lorentzian manifold*: the metric `g` has signature `n-2` (positive convention) or `2-n` (negative convention).
INPUT:
- ``n`` -- positive integer; dimension of the manifold - ``name`` -- string; name (symbol) given to the manifold - ``metric_name`` -- (default: ``'g'``) string; name (symbol) given to the metric - ``signature`` -- (default: ``None``) signature `S` of the metric as a single integer: `S = n_+ - n_-`, where `n_+` (resp. `n_-`) is the number of positive terms (resp. number of negative terms) in any diagonal writing of the metric components; if ``signature`` is not provided, `S` is set to the manifold's dimension (Riemannian signature) - ``ambient`` -- (default: ``None``) if not ``None``, must be a differentiable manifold; the created object is then an open subset of ``ambient`` - ``diff_degree`` -- (default: ``infinity``) degree `k` of differentiability - ``latex_name`` -- (default: ``None``) string; LaTeX symbol to denote the manifold; if none is provided, it is set to ``name`` - ``metric_latex_name`` -- (default: ``None``) string; LaTeX symbol to denote the metric; if none is provided, it is set to ``metric_name`` - ``start_index`` -- (default: 0) integer; lower value of the range of indices used for "indexed objects" on the manifold, e.g. coordinates in a chart - ``category`` -- (default: ``None``) to specify the category; if ``None``, ``Manifolds(RR).Differentiable()`` (or ``Manifolds(RR).Smooth()`` if ``diff_degree`` = ``infinity``) is assumed (see the category :class:`~sage.categories.manifolds.Manifolds`) - ``unique_tag`` -- (default: ``None``) tag used to force the construction of a new object when all the other arguments have been used previously (without ``unique_tag``, the :class:`~sage.structure.unique_representation.UniqueRepresentation` behavior inherited from :class:`~sage.manifolds.subset.ManifoldSubset`, via :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.manifold.DifferentiableManifold` and :class:`~sage.manifolds.manifold.TopologicalManifold`, would return the previously constructed object corresponding to these arguments).
EXAMPLES:
Pseudo-Riemannian manifolds are constructed via the generic function :func:`~sage.manifolds.manifold.Manifold`, using the keyword ``structure``::
sage: M = Manifold(4, 'M', structure='pseudo-Riemannian', signature=0) sage: M 4-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian manifold M sage: M.category() Category of smooth manifolds over Real Field with 53 bits of precision
The metric associated with ``M`` is::
sage: M.metric() Pseudo-Riemannian metric g on the 4-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian manifold M sage: M.metric().signature() 0 sage: M.metric().tensor_type() (0, 2)
Its value has to be initialized either by setting its components in various vector frames (see the above examples regarding the 2-sphere and Minkowski spacetime) or by making it equal to a given field of symmetric bilinear forms (see the method :meth:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.metric.PseudoRiemannianMetric.set` of the metric class). Both methods are also covered in the documentation of method :meth:`metric` below.
The metric object belongs to the class :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.metric.PseudoRiemannianMetric`::
sage: isinstance(M.metric(), sage.manifolds.differentiable.metric. ....: PseudoRiemannianMetric) True
See the documentation of this class for all operations available on metrics.
The default name of the metric is ``g``; it can be customized::
sage: M = Manifold(4, 'M', structure='pseudo-Riemannian', ....: metric_name='gam', metric_latex_name=r'\gamma') sage: M.metric() Riemannian metric gam on the 4-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: latex(M.metric()) \gamma
A Riemannian manifold is constructed by the proper setting of the keyword ``structure``::
sage: M = Manifold(4, 'M', structure='Riemannian'); M 4-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: M.metric() Riemannian metric g on the 4-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: M.metric().signature() 4
Similarly, a Lorentzian manifold is obtained by::
sage: M = Manifold(4, 'M', structure='Lorentzian'); M 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M sage: M.metric() Lorentzian metric g on the 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M
The default Lorentzian signature is taken to be positive::
sage: M.metric().signature() 2
but one can opt for the negative convention via the keyword ``signature``::
sage: M = Manifold(4, 'M', structure='Lorentzian', signature='negative') sage: M.metric() Lorentzian metric g on the 4-dimensional Lorentzian manifold M sage: M.metric().signature() -2
""" diff_degree=infinity, latex_name=None, metric_latex_name=None, start_index=0, category=None, unique_tag=None): r""" Construct a pseudo-Riemannian manifold.
TESTS::
sage: M = Manifold(4, 'M', structure='pseudo-Riemannian', ....: signature=0) sage: M 4-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian manifold M sage: type(M) <class 'sage.manifolds.differentiable.pseudo_riemannian.PseudoRiemannianManifold_with_category'> sage: X.<w,x,y,z> = M.chart() sage: M.metric() Pseudo-Riemannian metric g on the 4-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian manifold M sage: TestSuite(M).run()
""" raise TypeError("the argument 'ambient' must be a " + "pseudo-Riemannian manifold") else: ambient=ambient, diff_degree=diff_degree, latex_name=latex_name, start_index=start_index, category=category) raise TypeError("{} is not a string".format(metric_name)) else: raise TypeError("{} is not a string".format(metric_latex_name))
dest_map=None): r""" Return the metric giving the pseudo-Riemannian structure to the manifold, or define a new metric tensor on the manifold.
INPUT:
- ``name`` -- (default: ``None``) name given to the metric; if ``name`` is ``None`` or matches the name of the metric defining the pseudo-Riemannian structure of ``self``, the latter metric is returned - ``signature`` -- (default: ``None``; ignored if ``name`` is ``None``) signature `S` of the metric as a single integer: `S = n_+ - n_-`, where `n_+` (resp. `n_-`) is the number of positive terms (resp. number of negative terms) in any diagonal writing of the metric components; if ``signature`` is not provided, `S` is set to the manifold's dimension (Riemannian signature) - ``latex_name`` -- (default: ``None``; ignored if ``name`` is ``None``) LaTeX symbol to denote the metric; if ``None``, it is formed from ``name`` - ``dest_map`` -- (default: ``None``; ignored if ``name`` is ``None``) instance of class :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.diff_map.DiffMap` representing the destination map `\Phi:\ U \rightarrow M`, where `U` is the current manifold; if ``None``, the identity map is assumed (case of a metric tensor field *on* `U`)
OUTPUT:
- instance of :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.metric.PseudoRiemannianMetric`
EXAMPLES:
Metric of a 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold::
sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='Riemannian', start_index=1) sage: X.<x,y,z> = M.chart() sage: g = M.metric(); g Riemannian metric g on the 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M
The metric remains to be initialized, for instance by setting its components in the coordinate frame associated to the chart ``X``::
sage: g[1,1], g[2,2], g[3,3] = 1, 1, 1 sage: g.display() g = dx*dx + dy*dy + dz*dz
Alternatively, the metric can be initialized from a given field of nondegenerate symmetric bilinear forms; we may create the former object by::
sage: X.coframe() Coordinate coframe (M, (dx,dy,dz)) sage: dx, dy, dz = X.coframe()[1], X.coframe()[2], X.coframe()[3] sage: b = dx*dx + dy*dy + dz*dz sage: b Field of symmetric bilinear forms dx*dx+dy*dy+dz*dz on the 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M
We then use the metric method :meth:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.metric.PseudoRiemannianMetric.set` to make ``g`` being equal to ``b`` as a symmetric tensor field of type ``(0,2)``::
sage: g.set(b) sage: g.display() g = dx*dx + dy*dy + dz*dz
Another metric can be defined on ``M`` by specifying a metric name distinct from that chosen at the creation of the manifold (which is ``g`` by default, but can be changed thanks to the keyword ``metric_name`` in :func:`~sage.manifolds.manifold.Manifold`)::
sage: h = M.metric('h'); h Riemannian metric h on the 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: h[1,1], h[2,2], h[3,3] = 1+y^2, 1+z^2, 1+x^2 sage: h.display() h = (y^2 + 1) dx*dx + (z^2 + 1) dy*dy + (x^2 + 1) dz*dz
The metric tensor ``h`` is distinct from the metric entering in the definition of the Riemannian manifold ``M``::
sage: h is M.metric() False
while we have of course::
sage: g is M.metric() True
Providing the same name as the manifold's default metric returns the latter::
sage: M.metric('g') is M.metric() True
In the present case (``M`` is diffeomorphic to `\RR^3`), we can even create a Lorentzian metric on ``M``::
sage: h = M.metric('h', signature=1); h Lorentzian metric h on the 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M
""" # Default metric associated with the manifold # case of an open subset with a metric already defined on # the ambient manifold: else: # creation from scratch: self._metric_name, signature=self._metric_signature, latex_name=self._metric_latex_name) # Metric distinct from the default one: it is created by the method # metric of the superclass for generic differentiable manifolds: latex_name=latex_name, dest_map=dest_map)
r""" Volume form (Levi-Civita tensor) `\epsilon` associated with ``self``.
This assumes that ``self`` is an orientable manifold.
The volume form `\epsilon` is a `n`-form (`n` being the manifold's dimension) such that for any vector basis `(e_i)` that is orthonormal with respect to the metric of the pseudo-Riemannian manifold ``self``,
.. MATH::
\epsilon(e_1,\ldots,e_n) = \pm 1
There are only two such `n`-forms, which are opposite of each other. The volume form `\epsilon` is selected such that the default frame of ``self`` is right-handed with respect to it.
INPUT:
- ``contra`` -- (default: 0) number of contravariant indices of the returned tensor
OUTPUT:
- if ``contra = 0`` (default value): the volume `n`-form `\epsilon`, as an instance of :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.diff_form.DiffForm` - if ``contra = k``, with `1\leq k \leq n`, the tensor field of type (k,n-k) formed from `\epsilon` by raising the first k indices with the metric (see method :meth:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.tensorfield.TensorField.up`); the output is then an instance of :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.tensorfield.TensorField`, with the appropriate antisymmetries, or of the subclass :class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.multivectorfield.MultivectorField` if `k=n`
EXAMPLES:
Volume form of the Euclidean 3-space::
sage: M = Manifold(3, 'M', structure='Riemannian', start_index=1) sage: X.<x,y,z> = M.chart() sage: g = M.metric() sage: g[1,1], g[2,2], g[3,3] = 1, 1, 1 sage: eps = M.volume_form(); eps 3-form eps_g on the 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: eps.display() eps_g = dx/\dy/\dz
Raising the first index::
sage: eps1 = M.volume_form(1); eps1 Tensor field of type (1,2) on the 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: eps1.display() d/dx*dy*dz - d/dx*dz*dy - d/dy*dx*dz + d/dy*dz*dx + d/dz*dx*dy - d/dz*dy*dx sage: eps1.symmetries() no symmetry; antisymmetry: (1, 2)
Raising the first and second indices::
sage: eps2 = M.volume_form(2); eps2 Tensor field of type (2,1) on the 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: eps2.display() d/dx*d/dy*dz - d/dx*d/dz*dy - d/dy*d/dx*dz + d/dy*d/dz*dx + d/dz*d/dx*dy - d/dz*d/dy*dx sage: eps2.symmetries() no symmetry; antisymmetry: (0, 1)
Fully contravariant version::
sage: eps3 = M.volume_form(3); eps3 3-vector field on the 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: eps3.display() d/dx/\d/dy/\d/dz
"""
r""" Create an open subset of ``self``.
An open subset is a set that is (i) included in the manifold and (ii) open with respect to the manifold's topology. It is a differentiable manifold by itself. Moreover, equipped with the restriction of the manifold metric to itself, it is a pseudo-Riemannian manifold. Hence the returned object is an instance of :class:`PseudoRiemannianManifold`.
INPUT:
- ``name`` -- name given to the open subset - ``latex_name`` -- (default: ``None``) LaTeX symbol to denote the subset; if none is provided, it is set to ``name`` - ``coord_def`` -- (default: {}) definition of the subset in terms of coordinates; ``coord_def`` must a be dictionary with keys charts in the manifold's atlas and values the symbolic expressions formed by the coordinates to define the subset.
OUTPUT:
- instance of :class:`PseudoRiemannianManifold` representing the created open subset
EXAMPLES:
Open subset of a 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold::
sage: M = Manifold(2, 'M', structure='Riemannian') sage: X.<x,y> = M.chart() sage: U = M.open_subset('U', coord_def={X: x>0}); U Open subset U of the 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: type(U) <class 'sage.manifolds.differentiable.pseudo_riemannian.PseudoRiemannianManifold_with_category'>
We initialize the metric of ``M``::
sage: g = M.metric() sage: g[0,0], g[1,1] = 1, 1
Then the metric on ``U`` is determined as the restriction of ``g`` to ``U``::
sage: gU = U.metric(); gU Riemannian metric g on the Open subset U of the 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: gU.display() g = dx*dx + dy*dy sage: gU is g.restrict(U) True
TESTS:
Open subset created after the initialization of the metric::
sage: V = M.open_subset('V', coord_def={X: x<0}); V Open subset V of the 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold M sage: gV = V.metric() sage: gV.display() g = dx*dx + dy*dy sage: gV is g.restrict(V) True
""" metric_name=self._metric_name, signature=self._metric_signature, ambient=self._manifold, diff_degree=self._diff_degree, latex_name=latex_name, metric_latex_name=self._metric_latex_name, start_index=self._sindex) # Charts on the result from the coordinate definition: raise ValueError("the {} does not belong to ".format(chart) + "the atlas of {}".format(self)) # Transition maps on the result inferred from those of self: self._coord_changes[(chart1, chart2)].restrict(resu) #!# update non-coordinate vector frames and change of frames # |