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.. _gf_block: 

Block Green functions
=======================

This is a specialisation of :ref:`gf_and_view` for block functions.

A block Green function is nothing but Green function on a discrete domain representing the 
block indices, and whose value is itself a Green function.

For convenience, the following aliases are provided ::
    
   template<typename ... T> using block_gf            = gf           <block_index, gf<T...>>;
   template<typename ... T> using block_gf_view       = gf_view      <block_index, gf<T...>>;
   template<typename ... T> using block_gf_const_view = gf_const_view<block_index, gf<T...>>;

Constructors
--------------

The constructors of the gf.

target_shape_t = {}


Factories
-------------

Also several factories are provided for these block Green functions.

Factories for the regular type
.....................................

The factories for the regular type *gf* are ::

 // From a number and a gf to be copied
 template <typename Variable, typename Target, typename Opt>
 block_gf<Variable, Target, Opt> 
 make_block_gf(int n, gf<Variable, Target, Opt> const & g);

 // From a vector of gf (moving directly)
 template <typename Variable, typename Target, typename Opt>
 block_gf<Variable, Target, Opt> 
 make_block_gf(std::vector<gf<Variable, Target, Opt>> V);

 // From a vector of gf or views (a gf must be contructible from GF2)
 template <typename Variable, typename Target, typename Opt, typename GF2>
 block_gf<Variable, Target, Opt> 
 make_block_gf(std::vector<GF2> const &V);

 // From a init list of GF with the correct type
 template <typename Variable, typename Target, typename Opt>
 block_gf<Variable, Target, Opt> 
 make_block_gf(std::initializer_list<gf<Variable, Target, Opt>> const &V);

 // From vector<string> and a gf to be copied
 template <typename Variable, typename Target, typename Opt>
 block_gf<Variable, Target, Opt> 
 make_block_gf(std::vector<std::string> block_names, gf<Variable, Target, Opt> const &g);
 
 // From vector<string>, vector<gf>
 template <typename Variable, typename Target, typename Opt>
 block_gf<Variable, Target, Opt> 
 make_block_gf(std::vector<std::string> block_names, std::vector<gf<Variable, Target, Opt>> V);

 // From vector<string>, init_list<GF>
 template <typename Variable, typename Target, typename Opt>
 block_gf<Variable, Target, Opt> 
 make_block_gf(std::vector<std::string> block_names,
               std::initializer_list<gf<Variable, Target, Opt>> const &V);


Factories for the view type
.....................................

The factories for the view type *gf_view*, *gf_const_view* are ::

 // Build a view of the gf. 
 // 1- All Green functions must have the same type
 // 2- [Expert only] This is a simplified version of the code. 
 //    In the real code, the reference is of stripped from G in the type deduction.
 template<typename ... G> 
  gf_view<block_index, G> 
  make_block_gf_view(G && ... g);

 // Make a view from a vector of gf
 template<typename GF>
  gf_view<block_index,GF> 
  make_block_gf_view_from_vector (std::vector<GF> V);


Domain & mesh
----------------

The domain is a discrete domain ...

Singularity
-------------

None.

Interpolation method
---------------------

None.

Data storage
---------------

Not exposed to user.

HDF5 storage convention
---------------------------

TO BE WRITTEN.

Iterators
-----------

TO BE COMPLETED.

Block gf have a natural iterator, e.g. ::

 // if a BG is block function
 for (auto & g : BG) ....



Examples
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.. triqs_example:: ./gf_block_0.cpp