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Concepts
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In this section, we define the basic concepts (in the C++ sense)
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related to the multidimentional arrays.
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Readers not familiar with the idea of concepts in programming can skip this section,
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which is however needed for a more advanced usage of the library.
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A multidimentional array is basically a function of some indices, typically integers taken in a specific domain,
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returning the element type of the array, e.g. int, double.
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Indeed, if a is an two dimensionnal array of int,
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it is expected that a(i,j) returns an int or a reference to an int, for i,j integers in some domain.
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We distinguish two separate notions based on whether this function is `pure`
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or not, i.e. whether one can or not modify a(i,j).
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* An `Immutable` array is simply a pure function on the domain of definition.
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a(i,j) returns a int, or a int const &, that cannot be modified (hence immutable).
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* A `Mutable` array is an Immutable array that *can* be modified. The non-const
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object returns a reference, e.g. a(i,j) can return a int &. Typically this is
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a piece of memory, with a integer coordinate system on it.
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The main point here is that an `Immutable` array is a much more general notion:
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a formal expression consisting of arrays (e.g. A + 2*B) models this concept,
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but not the `Mutable` one.
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Most algorithms only use the `Immutable` array notion, where they are pure
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(mathematical) functions that return something depending on the value of an
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object, without side effects.
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.. _ImmutableCuboidArray:
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ImmutableCuboidArray
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* **Purpose**:
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The most abstract definition of something that behaves like an immutable array on a cuboid domain.
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* it has a cuboid domain (hence a rank).
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* it can be evaluated on any value of the indices in the domain
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* NB: It does not need to be stored in memory. For example, a formal expression models this concept.
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* **Definition** ([...] denotes something optional).
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+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| Members | Comment |
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+=======================================================+=========================================================================+
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| domain_type == cuboid_domain<Rank> | Type of the domain, with rank `Rank` |
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+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| domain_type [const &] domain() const | Access to the domain. |
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+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| value_type | Type of the element of the array |
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+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| value_type [const &] operator() (size_t ... i) const | Evaluation. Must have exactly rank argument (checked at compiled time). |
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+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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* **Examples**:
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* array, array_view, matrix, matrix_view, vector, vector_view.
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* array expressions.
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.. _MutableCuboidArray:
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MutableCuboidArray
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-------------------------
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* **Purpose**: An array where the data can be modified.
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* **Refines**: :ref:`ImmutableCuboidArray`.
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* **Definition**
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+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| Members | Comment |
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+==============================================+=============================================================================+
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| value_type & operator() (size_t ... i) | Element access: Must have exactly rank argument (checked at compiled time). |
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+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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* **Examples**:
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* array, array_view, matrix, matrix_view, vector, vector_view.
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.. _ImmutableArray:
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ImmutableArray
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
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* Refines :ref:`ImmutableCuboidArray`
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* If X is the type:
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* ImmutableArray<A> == true_type
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NB: this traits marks the fact that X belongs to the Array algebra.
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.. _ImmutableMatrix:
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ImmutableMatrix
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
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* Refines :ref:`ImmutableCuboidArray`
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* If A is the type:
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* ImmutableMatrix<A> == true_type
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* A::domain_type::rank == 2
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NB: this traits marks the fact that X belongs to the MatrixVector algebra.
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.. _ImmutableVector:
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ImmutableVector
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
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* Refines :ref:`ImmutableCuboidArray`
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* If A is the type:
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* ImmutableMatrix<A> == true_type
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* A::domain_type::rank == 1
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NB: this traits marks the fact that X belongs to the MatrixVector algebra.
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.. _MutableArray:
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MutableArray
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
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* Refines :ref:`MutableCuboidArray`
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* If A is the type:
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* ImmutableArray<A> == true_type
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* MutableArray<A> == true_type
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NB: this traits marks the fact that X belongs to the Array algebra.
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.. _MutableMatrix:
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MutableMatrix
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
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* Refines :ref:`MutableCuboidArray`
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* If A is the type:
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* ImmutableMatrix<A> == true_type
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* MutableMatrix<A> == true_type
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* A::domain_type::rank ==2
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NB: this traits marks the fact that X belongs to the MatrixVector algebra.
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.. _MutableVector:
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MutableVector
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
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* Refines :ref:`MutableCuboidArray`
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* If A is the type:
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* ImmutableMatrix<A> == true_type
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* MutableMatrix<A> == true_type
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* A::domain_type::rank ==1
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NB: this traits marks the fact that X belongs to the MatrixVector algebra.
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Why concepts ? [Advanced]
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Why is it useful to define these concepts ?
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Simply because of lot of the library algorithms only use these concepts,
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and such algorithms can be used for any array or custom class that models
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the concept.
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For example:
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* Problem: we want to quickly assemble a small class to store a diagonal matrix.
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We want this class to operate with other matrices, e.g. be part of an
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expression, be printed, etc.
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However, we only want to store the diagonal element.
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* A simple solution :
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.. triqs_example:: ./concepts_0.cpp
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* Discussion
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* Of course, this solution is not perfect. Several algorithms could be optimised if we know that a matrix is diagonal.
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E.g. multiplying a diagonal matrix by a full matrix. Currently, it creates a full matrix from the diagonal one, and
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call gemm. This is clearly not optimal.
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However, this is not the point.
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This class *just works* out of the box, and takes only a few minutes to write.
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One can of course then work more and specialize e.g. the operator * to optimize the multiplication,
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or any other algorithm, `if and when this is necesssary`. That is an implementation detail,
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that be done later, or by someone else in the team, without stopping the work.
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* One can generalize for a Mutable diagonal matrix. Left as an exercise...
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