A brief introduction to \texttt{Cadabra}: a tool for tensor computations in general relativity

DOI10.1016/j.cpc.2009.10.020zbMath1206.83007arXiv0903.2085OpenAlexW2096715245MaRDI QIDQ615086

Leo Brewin

Publication date: 5 January 2011

Published in: Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0903.2085

zbMATH Keywords

general relativityalgebraic computing\texttt{Cadabra}

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

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Uses Software

• Canon
• GRTensorII
• xPerm
• xAct
• MathTensor

Cites Work

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• The Canon package: a fast kernel for tensor manipulators
• Cadabra: a field-theory motivated symbolic computer algebra system
• xPerm: fast index canonicalization for tensor computer algebra
• Applications of Maple to general relativity
• Riemann normal coordinate expansions using Cadabra

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