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Algebraic substitutions. HOW?

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  • Subject: [mg17646] Algebraic substitutions. HOW?
  • From: Alessio Massaro <alessio at mail.cern.ch>
  • Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 03:37:36 -0400
  • Organization: CERN - European Laboratory for Particle Physics
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi,

say I have an expression like (a^2)/(b^2) and I want to change it by
introducing c:=a/b in order to obtain c^2.

Euivalent exaple: h^3/t^2 -> (z:=h^2/t^2) -> z*h

How do I get Mathematica to perform this kind of algebraic
substitutions (on complex formulas)?

Thanks
Alessio

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Alessio Massaro
IT/ASD/DB Off. 31-3-013
CERN
1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland
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