/*
Copyright 2015-2022 Ian Jauslin

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*/

/*
As of version 1.0, the mean of a monomial is computed directly
*/

#include "mean.h"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include "definitions.cpp"
#include "tools.h"
#include "polynomial.h"
#include "rational.h"
#include "array.h"
#include "fields.h"
#include "number.h"
#include "determinant.h"

// mean of a monomial
int mean(Int_Array monomial, Polynomial* out, Fields_Table fields, Polynomial_Matrix propagator){
  int sign=1;
  // +/- internal fields
  Int_Array internal_plus;
  Int_Array internal_minus;

  // init out
  *out=polynomial_one();

  // sort first
  monomial_sort(monomial, fields, &sign);
  polynomial_multiply_Qscalar(*out, quot(sign,1));
  // get internals
  // (*out).monomials is the first element of out but it only has 1 element
  // first, free (*out).monomials[0]
  free_Int_Array((*out).monomials[0]);
  get_internals(monomial, &internal_plus, &internal_minus, (*out).monomials, fields);

  if(internal_plus.length>0 && internal_minus.length>0){
    mean_internal(internal_plus, internal_minus, out, propagator, fields);
  }

  free_Int_Array(internal_plus);
  free_Int_Array(internal_minus);
  return(0);
}

// compute the mean of a monomial of internal fields (with split + and -)
int mean_internal(Int_Array internal_plus, Int_Array internal_minus, Polynomial* out, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, Fields_Table fields){
  int ret;
  Number num;

  if(internal_plus.length!=internal_minus.length){
    fprintf(stderr,"error: monomial contains unmatched +/- fields\n");
    exit(-1);
  }

  ret=mean_determinant(internal_plus, internal_minus, &num, propagator, fields);
  // cannot compute the mean as a determinant, use permutations
  // can be because some fields are not Fermions
  // can be because the propagator has non-numeric values (inverting polynomials is not implemented, and would be required for the computation of the determinant)
  if(ret==-1){
    mean_permutations(internal_plus, internal_minus, out, propagator, fields);
  }
  else{
    polynomial_multiply_scalar(*out, num);
    free_Number(num);
  }

  return(0);
}

// compute the mean of a monomial by computing a determinant
// can only be used if all of the propagators are numbers
int mean_determinant(Int_Array internal_plus, Int_Array internal_minus, Number* out, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, Fields_Table fields){
  Number_Matrix M;
  int n=internal_minus.length;
  int i,j;
  int a,b;
  int sign;

  init_Number_Matrix(&M,n);
  
  // extra sign: the monomial is sorted in such a way that minus fields are on the left of plus fields, but the determinant formula requires the fields to be alternated +-
  if((n+1)/2%2==1){
    sign=-1;
  }
  else{
    sign=1;
  }

  // construct matrix
  for(i=0;i<n;i++){
    a=intlist_find_err(propagator.indices, propagator.length, internal_plus.values[i]);
    for(j=0;j<n;j++){
      b=intlist_find_err(propagator.indices, propagator.length, -internal_minus.values[j]);
      // ignore 0
      if(propagator.matrix[a][b].length!=0){
	// check whether the fields are Fermions, and whether the entry is a number
	if(is_fermion(internal_plus.values[i], fields)==0 || is_fermion(internal_minus.values[j], fields)==0 || polynomial_is_number(propagator.matrix[a][b])==0){
	  free_Number_Matrix(M);
	  return(-1);
	}

	number_add_chain(propagator.matrix[a][b].nums[0], M.matrix[i]+j);
      }
    }
  }

  // compute determinant
  determinant_inplace(M, out);

  number_Qprod_chain(quot(sign,1), out);

  free_Number_Matrix(M);

  return(0);
}


// compute the mean of a monomial by summing over permutations
int mean_permutations(Int_Array internal_plus, Int_Array internal_minus, Polynomial* out, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, Fields_Table fields){
  int n=internal_minus.length;
  // pairing as an array of positions
  int* pairing=calloc(n,sizeof(int));
  // specifies which indices are available for pairing
  int* mask=calloc(n,sizeof(int));
  // signature of the permutation
  int pairing_sign;
  // sign from mixing - and + together
  int mixing_sign;
  Polynomial num;
  Polynomial num_summed=polynomial_zero();
  // propagator matrix indices
  int* indices_minus=calloc(n,sizeof(int));
  int* indices_plus=calloc(n,sizeof(int));
  int i;
  // whether the next pairing exists
  int exists_next=0;

  // indices
  for(i=0;i<n;i++){
    indices_plus[i]=intlist_find_err(propagator.indices, propagator.length, internal_plus.values[i]);
    indices_minus[i]=intlist_find_err(propagator.indices, propagator.length, -internal_minus.values[i]);
  }

  // init pairing and mask
  exists_next=init_pairing(pairing, mask, n, propagator, indices_plus, indices_minus)+1;

  // initial sign
  pairing_sign=permutation_signature(pairing,n);

  // mixing sign (from ordering psi+psi-): (-1)^{n(n+1)/2}
  if((n*(n+1))/2 %2 ==0){
    mixing_sign=1;
  }
  else{
    mixing_sign=-1;
  }

  // loop over pairings
  // loop ends when the first pairing leaves the array
  while(exists_next==1){
    num=polynomial_one();
    // propagator product for the current pairing (only simplify after all pairings)
    for(i=0;i<n;i++){
      polynomial_prod_chain_nosimplify(propagator.matrix[indices_plus[i]][indices_minus[pairing[i]]],&num, fields);
    }
    polynomial_multiply_Qscalar(num,quot(mixing_sign*pairing_sign,1));
    polynomial_concat_noinit_inplace(num,&num_summed);

    exists_next=next_pairing(pairing, mask, n, propagator, indices_plus, indices_minus)+1;
    pairing_sign=permutation_signature(pairing,n);
  }

  // only simplify in mean_virtual_fields
  polynomial_prod_chain_nosimplify(num_summed,out,fields);
  free_Polynomial(num_summed);
  free(pairing);
  free(mask);
  free(indices_plus);
  free(indices_minus);
  return(0);
}

// first pairing with a non-vanishing propagator
int init_pairing(int* pairing, int* mask, int n, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, int* indices_plus, int* indices_minus){
  // index we want to increment
  int move=0;
  int i;
  for(i=0;i<n;i++){
    pairing[i]=-1;
    mask[i]=0;
  }

  // loop until move is out of range
  while(move>=0 && move<n){
    // move
    pairing[move]=next_wick(move, pairing[move], mask, n, propagator, indices_plus, indices_minus);
    // if the next term does not exist, then move previous index
    if(pairing[move]==-1){
      move--;
    }
    // else move next index
    else{
      move++;
    }
  }

  // if move==-1, then there is no first term, return -1
  if(move==-1){
    return(-1);
  }
  // if the first term exists
  return(0);
}

// next pairing with a non-vanishing propagator
int next_pairing(int* pairing, int* mask, int n, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, int* indices_plus, int* indices_minus){
  // index we want to increment
  int move=n-1;

  // last index
  mask[pairing[n-1]]=0;

  // loop until move is out of range
  while(move>=0 && move<n){
    // move
    pairing[move]=next_wick(move, pairing[move], mask, n, propagator, indices_plus, indices_minus);
    // if the next term does not exist, then move previous index
    if(pairing[move]==-1){
      move--;
    }
    // else move next index
    else{
      move++;
    }
  }

  // if move==-1, then there is no next term, return -1
  if(move==-1){
    return(-1);
  }
  // if the next term exists
  return(0);
}

// next term in the Wick expansion
int next_wick(int index, int start, int* mask, int n, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, int* indices_plus, int* indices_minus){
  int i;
  // unset mask
  if(start>=0 && start<n){
    mask[start]=0;
  }
  // find next position
  for(i=start+1;i<n;i++){
    // if the propagator doesn't vanish
    if(mask[i]==0 && polynomial_is_zero(propagator.matrix[indices_plus[index]][indices_minus[i]])==0){
      mask[i]=1;
      return(i);
    }
  }
  // no next term
  return(-1);
}


/* Older function: propagator as number
// compute the mean of a monomial of internal fields (with split + and -)
// compute all contractions
int mean_internal_slow(Int_Array internal_plus, Int_Array internal_minus, Number* outnum, Polynomial_Matrix propagator){
  if(internal_plus.length!=internal_minus.length){
    fprintf(stderr,"error: monomial contains unmatched +/- fields\n");
    exit(-1);
  }
  int n=internal_minus.length;
  // pairing as an array of positions
  int* pairing=calloc(n,sizeof(int));
  // specifies which indices are available for pairing
  int* mask=calloc(n,sizeof(int));
  // signature of the permutation
  int pairing_sign;
  // sign from mixing - and + together
  int mixing_sign;
  Number num;
  Number num_summed=number_zero();
  // propagator matrix indices
  int index1, index2;
  int i,j,k,l;

  // init pairing and mask
  for(i=0;i<n-1;i++){
    pairing[i]=i;
    mask[i]=1;
  }
  pairing[n-1]=n-1;
  pairing_sign=1;

  // mixing sign: (-1)^{n(n+1)/2}
  if((n*(n+1))/2 %2 ==0){
    mixing_sign=1;
  }
  else{
    mixing_sign=-1;
  }

  // loop over pairings
  // loop ends when the first pairing leaves the array
  while(pairing[0]<n){
    num=number_one();
    // propagator product for the current pairing
    for(i=0;i<n;i++){
      // indices within the propagator matrix
      index1=intlist_find_err(propagator.indices, propagator.length, internal_plus.values[i]);
      index2=intlist_find_err(propagator.indices, propagator.length, -internal_minus.values[pairing[i]]);

      number_prod_chain(propagator.matrix[index1][index2],&num);
    }
    number_Qprod_chain(quot(mixing_sign*pairing_sign,1),&num);
    number_add_chain(num,&num_summed);
    free_Number(num);

    // next pairing
    // last element of the pairing that we can move
    for(i=n-1;i>=0;i--){
      // move i-th
      mask[pairing[i]]=0;
      // search for next possible position
      for(j=pairing[i]+1;j<n;j++){
	if(mask[j]==0){
	  break;
	}
      }

      // if the next position exists
      if(j<n){
	// sign correction: change sign by (-1)^{1+(n-i)(n-i-1)/2}
	// actually (-1)^{1+(n-1-i)(n-1-i-1)/2
	if(((n-i-1)*(n-i-2))/2 % 2==0){
	  pairing_sign*=-1;
	}

	pairing[i]=j;
	mask[j]=1;
	// put the remaining pairings at their left-most possible values
	if(i<n-1){
	  k=i+1;
	  for(l=0;l<n;l++){
	    if(mask[l]==0){
	      mask[l]=1;
	      pairing[k]=l;
	      k++;
	      // if exhausted all indices
	      if(k>=n){
		break;
	      }
	    }
	  }
	}
	// if the next position was found, then don't try to move the previous pairings
	break;
      }
      // if no next position is found, store the pairing outside the array (so the algorithm stops when the first pairing is outside the array)
      else{
	pairing[i]=n;
      }
    }
  }

  number_prod_chain(num_summed,outnum);
  free_Number(num_summed);
  free(pairing);
  free(mask);
  return(0);
}
*/


// get lists of internal fields from a monomial (separate + and -)
// requires the monomial to be sorted (for the sign to be correct)
int get_internals(Int_Array monomial, Int_Array* internal_plus, Int_Array* internal_minus, Int_Array* others, Fields_Table fields){
  int i;
  init_Int_Array(internal_plus, monomial.length);
  init_Int_Array(internal_minus, monomial.length);
  init_Int_Array(others, monomial.length);
  for (i=0;i<monomial.length;i++){
    if(int_array_find(abs(monomial.values[i]),fields.internal)>=0){
      // split +/- fields
      if(monomial.values[i]>0){
	int_array_append(monomial.values[i],internal_plus);
      }
      else{
	int_array_append(monomial.values[i],internal_minus);
      }
    }
    else{
      int_array_append(monomial.values[i], others);
    }
  }
  return(0);
}


// compute the mean of a monomial containing virtual fields
// keep track of which means were already computed
int mean_virtual_fields(Int_Array monomial, Polynomial* output, Fields_Table fields, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, Groups groups, Identities* computed){
  Int_Array virtual_field_list;
  int i;
  int power;
  int* current_term;
  Polynomial mean_num;
  Int_Array tmp_monomial;
  Number tmp_num;
  Int_Array base_monomial;
  int sign;
  // whether or not the next term exists
  int exists_next=0;
  // simplify polynomial periodically
  int simplify_freq=1;
  Polynomial mean_poly;

  init_Polynomial(output, POLY_SIZE);

  // check whether the mean was already computed
  for(i=0;i<(*computed).length;i++){
    if(int_array_cmp((*computed).lhs[i], monomial)==0){
      // write polynomial
      polynomial_concat((*computed).rhs[i], output);
      return(0);
    }
  }

  init_Int_Array(&virtual_field_list, monomial.length);
  init_Int_Array(&base_monomial, monomial.length);

  // generate virtual_fields list
  for(i=0;i<monomial.length;i++){
    if(field_type(monomial.values[i], fields)==FIELD_VIRTUAL){
      int_array_append(intlist_find_err(fields.virtual_fields.indices, fields.virtual_fields.length, monomial.values[i]), &virtual_field_list);
    }
    else{
      int_array_append(monomial.values[i], &base_monomial);
    }
  }
  power=virtual_field_list.length;

  // trivial case
  if(power==0){
    mean(monomial, &mean_num, fields, propagator);
    polynomial_concat_noinit(mean_num, output);
    
    free_Int_Array(virtual_field_list);
    free_Int_Array(base_monomial);
    return(0);
  }
  else{
    // initialize current term to a position that has no repetitions
    current_term=calloc(power,sizeof(int));
    exists_next=init_prod(current_term, virtual_field_list, fields, power, base_monomial)+1;
  }

  // loop over terms; the loop stops when all the pointers are at the end of the first virtual field
  while(exists_next==1){
    // construct monomial
    int_array_cpy(base_monomial, &tmp_monomial);
    tmp_num=number_one();
    for(i=0;i<power;i++){
      int_array_concat(fields.virtual_fields.expr[virtual_field_list.values[i]].monomials[current_term[i]], &tmp_monomial);
      number_prod_chain(fields.virtual_fields.expr[virtual_field_list.values[i]].nums[current_term[i]], &tmp_num);
    }
    // check whether the monomial vanishes
    if(check_monomial_match(tmp_monomial, fields)==1){
      // sort monomial
      sign=1;
      monomial_sort(tmp_monomial, fields, &sign);
      number_Qprod_chain(quot(sign,1), &tmp_num);

      // mean
      mean_groups(tmp_monomial, &mean_poly, fields, propagator, groups, computed);

      // write to output
      polynomial_multiply_scalar(mean_poly,tmp_num);
      polynomial_concat_noinit_inplace(mean_poly, output);
    }

    free_Number(tmp_num);
    free_Int_Array(tmp_monomial);

    // next term
    exists_next=next_prod(current_term, virtual_field_list, fields, power, base_monomial)+1;

    
    // simplfiy every 25 steps (improves both memory usage and performance)
    if(simplify_freq %25 ==0){
      polynomial_simplify(output, fields);
      simplify_freq=0;
    }
    simplify_freq++;
  }

  // simplify
  polynomial_simplify(output, fields);

  // write computed
  identities_append(monomial, *output, computed);

  // free memory
  free(current_term);
  free_Int_Array(virtual_field_list);
  free_Int_Array(base_monomial);
  return(0);
}

// first term in product with no repetitions
int init_prod(int* current_term, Int_Array virtual_field_list, Fields_Table fields, int power, Int_Array base_monomial){
  // index we want to increment
  int move=0;
  // tmp monomial
  Int_Array monomial;
  int i;

  init_Int_Array(&monomial, base_monomial.length+5*power);
  int_array_cpy_noinit(base_monomial, &monomial);
  // init current term
  for(i=0;i<power;i++){
    current_term[i]=-1;
  }

  // loop until move is out of range
  while(move>=0 && move<power){
    // move
    current_term[move]=next_term_norepeat(current_term[move], fields.virtual_fields.expr[virtual_field_list.values[move]], &monomial, fields);
    // if the next term does not exist, then move previous index
    if(current_term[move]==-1){
      move--;
    }
    // else move next index
    else{
      move++;
    }
  }

  free_Int_Array(monomial);
  // if move==-1, then there is no first term, return -1
  if(move==-1){
    return(-1);
  }
  // if the next term exists
  return(0);
}

// next term in product with no repetitions
int next_prod(int* current_term, Int_Array virtual_field_list, Fields_Table fields, int power, Int_Array base_monomial){
  // index we want to increment
  int move=power-1;
  // tmp monomial
  Int_Array monomial;
  int i;

  // init monomial
  init_Int_Array(&monomial, base_monomial.length+5*power);
  int_array_cpy_noinit(base_monomial, &monomial);
  for(i=0;i<=move;i++){
    int_array_concat(fields.virtual_fields.expr[virtual_field_list.values[i]].monomials[current_term[i]],&monomial);
  }

  // loop until move is out of range
  while(move>=0 && move<power){
    // move
    current_term[move]=next_term_norepeat(current_term[move], fields.virtual_fields.expr[virtual_field_list.values[move]], &monomial, fields);
    // if the next term does not exist, then move previous index
    if(current_term[move]==-1){
      move--;
    }
    // else move next index
    else{
      move++;
    }
  }

  free_Int_Array(monomial);
  // if move==-1, then there is no next term, return -1
  if(move==-1){
    return(-1);
  }
  // if the next term exists
  return(0);
}

// find the next term in a polynomial that can be multiplied to a given monomial and add it to the monomial
int next_term_norepeat(int start, Polynomial polynomial, Int_Array* monomial, Fields_Table fields){
  int i;
  // remove last term from monomial
  if(start>=0 && start<polynomial.length){
    (*monomial).length-=polynomial.monomials[start].length;
  }
  // find next position
  for(i=start+1;i<polynomial.length;i++){
    // if no repetitions
    if(check_monomial_addterm(*monomial,polynomial.monomials[i],fields)==1){
      // append to monomial
      int_array_concat(polynomial.monomials[i], monomial);
      return(i);
    }
  }
  // no next term
  return(-1);
}


// signature of a permutation
int permutation_signature(int* permutation, int n){
  int* tmp_array=calloc(n,sizeof(int));
  int i;
  int ret=1;
  for(i=0;i<n;i++){
    tmp_array[i]=permutation[i];
  }
  sort_fermions(tmp_array, 0, n-1, &ret);
  free(tmp_array);
  return(ret);
}

// sort a list of anti-commuting variables
int sort_fermions(int* array, int begin, int end, int* sign){
  int i;
  int tmp;
  int index;
  // the pivot: middle of the monomial
  int pivot=(begin+end)/2;

  // if the monomial is non trivial
  if(begin<end){
    // send pivot to the end
    if(pivot!=end){
      tmp=array[end];
      array[end]=array[pivot];
      array[pivot]=tmp;
      *sign*=-1;
    }

    // loop over the others
    for(i=begin, index=begin;i<end;i++){
      // compare with pivot
      if(array[i]<array[end]){
	// if smaller, exchange with reference index
	if(i!=index){
	  tmp=array[i];
	  array[i]=array[index];
	  array[index]=tmp;
	  *sign*=-1;
	}
	// move reference index
	index++;
      }
    }
    // put pivot (which we had sent to the end) in the right place
    if(end!=index){
      tmp=array[end];
      array[end]=array[index];
      array[index]=tmp;
      *sign*=-1;
    }

    // recurse
    sort_fermions(array, begin, index-1, sign);
    sort_fermions(array, index+1, end, sign);
  }
  return(0);
}


// mean while factoring groups out
int mean_groups(Int_Array monomial, Polynomial* output, Fields_Table fields, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, Groups groups, Identities* computed){
  Polynomial num_mean;
  Int_Array tmp_monomial;
  int i;
  int group=-2;
  int next_group=-2;
  Polynomial tmp_poly;
  int sign=1;

  init_Polynomial(output, MONOMIAL_SIZE);

  // check whether there are virtual fields
  // IMPORTANT: the virtual fields must be at the end of the monomial
  if(monomial.length==0 || field_type(monomial.values[monomial.length-1], fields)!=FIELD_VIRTUAL){
    // mean
    mean(monomial, &num_mean, fields, propagator);
    // add to output
    polynomial_concat_noinit(num_mean,output);
  }
  else{
    // sort into groups
    if(groups.length>0){
      sign=1;
      monomial_sort_groups(monomial, fields, groups, &sign);
    }
    // construct groups and take mean
    init_Int_Array(&tmp_monomial, MONOMIAL_SIZE);
    for(i=0;i<=monomial.length;i++){
      // new group
      if(i<monomial.length){
	next_group=find_group(monomial.values[i], groups);
      }
      // if group changes, take mean
      if((i>0 && next_group!=group) || i==monomial.length){
	mean_virtual_fields(tmp_monomial, &tmp_poly, fields, propagator, groups, computed);
	// if zero
	if(polynomial_is_zero(tmp_poly)==1){
	  // set output to 0
	  free_Polynomial(*output);
	  init_Polynomial(output, 1);
	  free_Polynomial(tmp_poly);
	  break;
	}
	// add to output
	if(polynomial_is_zero(*output)==1){
	  polynomial_concat(tmp_poly, output);
	}
	else{
	  polynomial_prod_chain_nosimplify(tmp_poly, output, fields);
	}
	free_Polynomial(tmp_poly);
	
	// reset tmp_monomial
	free_Int_Array(tmp_monomial);
	init_Int_Array(&tmp_monomial, MONOMIAL_SIZE);
      }

      // add to monomial
      if(i<monomial.length){
	int_array_append(monomial.values[i], &tmp_monomial);
      }
      group=next_group;
    }

    // sign correction
    if(sign==-1){
      polynomial_multiply_Qscalar(*output,quot(sign,1));
    }

    free_Int_Array(tmp_monomial);

  }

  return(0);
}



// mean of a polynomial

// argument struct for multithreaded mean
struct mean_args{
  Polynomial* polynomial;
  Fields_Table fields;
  Polynomial_Matrix propagator;
  Groups groups;
  int print_progress;
};

// multithreaded
int polynomial_mean_multithread(Polynomial* polynomial, Fields_Table fields, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, Groups groups, int threads, int print_progress){
  int i;
  Polynomial thread_polys[threads];
  pthread_t thread_ids[threads];
  struct mean_args args[threads];
  int len=(*polynomial).length;


  // alloc
  for(i=0;i<threads;i++){
    init_Polynomial(thread_polys+i,(*polynomial).length/threads+1);
    // arguments
    args[i].fields=fields;
    args[i].propagator=propagator;
    args[i].groups=groups;
    args[i].print_progress=print_progress;
  }

  // split polynomial
  // randomly choose the thread
  // see random number generator
  srand(time(NULL));
  for(i=0;i<len;i++){
    polynomial_append((*polynomial).monomials[i], (*polynomial).factors[i], (*polynomial).nums[i], thread_polys+(rand() % threads));
  }

  // start threads
  for(i=0;i<threads;i++){
    args[i].polynomial=thread_polys+i;
    pthread_create(thread_ids+i, NULL, polynomial_mean_thread, (void*)(args+i));
  }

  free_Polynomial(*polynomial);
  init_Polynomial(polynomial, len);

  // wait for completion and join
  for(i=0;i<threads;i++){
    pthread_join(thread_ids[i], NULL);
    polynomial_concat_noinit(thread_polys[i], polynomial);
  }

  polynomial_simplify(polynomial, fields);

  return(0);
}

// mean for one of the threads
void* polynomial_mean_thread(void* mean_args){
  struct mean_args *args=mean_args;
  polynomial_mean((*args).polynomial,(*args).fields,(*args).propagator,(*args).groups, (*args).print_progress);
  return(NULL);
}

// single threaded version
int polynomial_mean(Polynomial* polynomial, Fields_Table fields, Polynomial_Matrix propagator, Groups groups, int print_progress){
  int i,j;
  Polynomial output;
  Polynomial tmp_poly;
  // a list of already computed means
  Identities computed;

  init_Polynomial(&output, (*polynomial).length);
  init_Identities(&computed, EQUATION_SIZE);

  remove_unmatched_plusminus(polynomial, fields);

  // mean of each monomial
  for(i=0;i<(*polynomial).length;i++){
    if(print_progress==1){
      fprintf(stderr,"computing %d of %d means\n",i,(*polynomial).length-1);
    }
    mean_groups((*polynomial).monomials[i], &tmp_poly, fields, propagator, groups, &computed);

    // write factors
    for(j=0;j<tmp_poly.length;j++){
      int_array_concat((*polynomial).factors[i], tmp_poly.factors+j);
      number_prod_chain((*polynomial).nums[i], tmp_poly.nums+j);
    }

    // add to output
    polynomial_concat_noinit(tmp_poly, &output);
    // simplify (simplify here in order to keep memory usage low)
    polynomial_simplify(&output, fields);
  }
  free_Identities(computed);

  free_Polynomial(*polynomial);
  *polynomial=output;

  return(0);
}