RE: Sum expansion
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg32668] RE: [mg32630] Sum expansion
- From: "Wolf, Hartmut" <Hartmut.Wolf at t-systems.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 03:23:36 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: Cyril Fischer [mailto:fischerc at itam.cas.cz] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:03 AM > To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Subject: [mg32668] [mg32630] Sum expansion > > > > I would like to arrange exression > A Sum [ B_i ,{i,1,s}] > into expression > Sum [ A B_i, {i,1,s} ] > > Following transformation code gives unwanted answer: > A*Sum[Subscript[B, i], {i, 1, s}] /. > a_*Sum[b_, {i, 1, s}] -> Sum[a*b, {i, 1, s}] > Result is > A s Bi > > I understand, why it behawes this way, but I dont know the > correct way. > > Thanks for your hints, > Cyril > > Cyril, use RuleDelayed In[9]:= A*Sum[Subscript[B, i], {i, 1, s}] /. a_*Sum[b_, {i, 1, s}] :> Sum[a*b, {i, 1, s}] Out[9]= Sum[A*Subscript[B, i], {i, 1, s}] otherwise the rhs of Rule can be evaluated (prematurely for you). [This would not have happend, if a dependence on i had been preserved: In[10]:= A*Sum[Subscript[B, i], {i, 1, s}] /. a_*Sum[Subscript[b_, i], {i, 1, s}] -> Sum[a*Subscript[b, i], {i, 1, s}] Out[10]= Sum[A*Subscript[B, i], {i, 1, s}] ...] This is enough in this case. Otherwise, prevent evaluation of the lhs with Unevaluated, of the pattern with HoldPattern (and use RuleDelayed of course) -- Hartmut