Lattice element API

Element-centering trait types that let an AbstractSiteType declare whether its DOF lives on a vertex, bond, plaquette, or cell.

LatticeCore.AbstractLatticeElement — Type

AbstractLatticeElement

Abstract supertype identifying which geometric element of a lattice a given degree of freedom lives on. The default for every AbstractSiteType is VertexCenter; other element_type overrides let the interface describe bond / plaquette / cell-centered variables such as dimers, gauge links, and flux variables without breaking existing site-centered code.

See dev/note/04_architecture/04_site_type/README.md for the two-approach strategy (line-graph versus multi-layer) that uses this trait.

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LatticeCore.VertexCenter — Type

Vertex-centered element: a site in the usual sense (default).

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LatticeCore.BondCenter — Type

Bond-centered element: the midpoint of an edge.

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LatticeCore.PlaquetteCenter — Type

Plaquette-centered element: the centre of a face.

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LatticeCore.CellCenter — Type

Cell-centered element: the centre of a 3D (or higher) cell.

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