character_gaugeact.h

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// -*- C++ -*-
/*! \file
 *  \brief  gauge action as a sum of characters of the SU(3) irreps
 */
 
#ifndef __character_gaugeact_h__
#define __character_gaugeact_h__
 
#include "gaugeact.h"
#include "gaugebc.h"
 
namespace Chroma
{
 
  /*! @ingroup gaugeacts */
  namespace CharacterGaugeActEnv 
  { 
    bool registerAll();
 
    //! Parameter structure
    /*! @ingroup gaugeacts */
    struct Params 
    {
      //! Base Constructor
      Params() {}
    
      //! Read params from some root path
      Params(XMLReader& xml_in, const std::string& path);
 
      Real  beta_F;   // Coupling for fundamental plaquette
      Real  beta_A;   // Coupling for adjoint plaquette
      Real  beta_S;   // Coupling for sextet plaquette
    };
  
 
    //! Character  gauge action
    /*! \ingroup gaugeacts
     *
     * The standard  gauge action as sum of Characters
     */
    class GaugeAct : public LinearGaugeAction
    {
    public:
      // Typedefs to save typing
      typedef multi1d<LatticeColorMatrix>  P;
      typedef multi1d<LatticeColorMatrix>  Q;
 
      //! General CreateGaugeState<P,Q>
      //! Read coeff from a param struct
      GaugeAct(Handle< CreateGaugeState<P,Q> > cgs_, const Params& p) :
        cgs(cgs_), param(p) {}
 
      //! Return the set on which the gauge action is defined
      /*! Defined on the even-off (red/black) set */
      const Set& getSet() const {return rb;}
 
      //! Compute staple
      /*! Default version. Derived class should override this if needed. */
      void staple(LatticeColorMatrix& result,
                  const Handle< GaugeState<P,Q> >& state,
                  int mu, int cb) const;
 
      //! Compute dS/dU
      void deriv(multi1d<LatticeColorMatrix>& result,
                 const Handle< GaugeState<P,Q> >& state) const;
 
      //! Compute the actions
      Double S(const Handle< GaugeState<P,Q> >& state) const;
 
      //! Produce a gauge create state object
      const CreateGaugeState<P,Q>& getCreateState() const {return *cgs;}
 
      //! Destructor is automatic
      ~GaugeAct() {}
 
    protected:
      //! Hide assignment
      void operator=(const GaugeAct& a) {}
      
      //! Compute the site-level action
      void siteAction(multi2d<LatticeColorMatrix>& site_act, 
                      const Handle< GaugeState<P,Q> >& state) const;
 
    private:
      Handle< CreateGaugeState<P,Q> >  cgs;  /*!< Create Gauge State */
      Params               param;            /*!< The parameters */
    };
 
  }
 
}
 
 
#endif