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Re: D[Xc, X] = Nonsense ?

• To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg10542] Re: D[Xc, X] = Nonsense ?
• From: Allan Hayes <hay@haystack.demon.co.uk>
• Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 16:53:48 -0500
• References: <69n9hr$7vr@smc.vnet.net>

Kowald wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using Mathematica 3 on a NT4 machine and I tried to use the new nice
> subscripts for naming my variables.
> I have a variable Xc (that's X subscript c) and a variable X which are
> non-identical. If I now try
> D[Xc ,X]     I get  Subscript(1,0) [X,c]  instead of zero.  If I type
> D[Xc ,Y]  everything is okay.
> So somehow Mathematica gets confused about the subscript. Does this mean
> I cannot have variables whose only difference is a subscript ?   Or
> what else is going on ?
> 
> Many thanks

Axel,
You need to use Utilities`Notation` - details in following notebook.



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