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Log[Product[]] expansion to Sum[Log[]]?

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  • Subject: [mg9160] Log[Product[]] expansion to Sum[Log[]]?
  • From: Julian Stoev <stoev at SPAM-RE-MO-VER-usa.net>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 03:38:01 -0400
  • Organization: Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
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Dear Group,
I want to simplify some expressions involving Product[] and Log[]. This
problem appears in calculation of Cramer-Rao lower bound of variation.
I want
Log[Product[SomeFunction[k],{k,1,N}]] to be transformed to 
Sum[Log[SomeFunction[k]],{k,1,N}]

Mathematica does not convert it in this form. I solved temporarilly the
problem by using 'brutal force" of rules, but I was wondering is there
more elegant way to do this, by defining some special properties of
SomeFunction[]?

The main problem appears to be that Log[a.b] is not Log[a]+Log[b]. I
know there were several discussions how to define variables real and
positive, but what about functions? I don' want to make big
modifications in default kernel behaviour.

Thank you!
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