Maxima - Proper use of Dirac bra-ket notation.

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declare(bra, nonscalar);
declare(ket, nonscalar);
dotscrules:true;
matchdeclare(m,lambda([t],featurep(t,integer)));
matchdeclare(n,lambda([t],featurep(t,integer)));

tellsimp(bra(m).ket(n), kron_delta(m,n));

simp:false;
matchdeclare(aa, true);
matchdeclare(bb, true);
matchdeclare(cc, true);
tellsimp (aa.(bb.cc),(aa.bb).cc);
simp:true;

/* Tests */
bra(0) . ket(0);
ket(1) . bra(0) . ket(0);
bra(1) . ket(1) . bra(0) . ket(0);
bra(1) . ket(1) . bra(0);
ket(1) . bra(1) . ket(1);