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Re: Testing that the elements are a list are exponential

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  • Subject: [mg32221] Re: [mg32178] Testing that the elements are a list are exponential
  • From: "Dr. Reinhard Simonovits" <Reinhard.Simonovits at kfunigraz.ac.at>
  • Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 03:16:49 -0500 (EST)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Dear Guillermo,

One solution might be

In[41]:=Clear[F,s, a,x,t];
F[x_List?( And @@ (Or[ # === 0, # === 0.,
                      MemberQ[{#}, Exp[___],\[Infinity]] ]&/@ # )&)] :=
   x/.a_*E^(s_*t) -> (a*(-1 + E^(s*t)))/s;

F[_]:= Print["No match"];

With your lst = { 0, 1.4 Exp [-3 t] + 1.2 Exp [- t], 0, 0.24 Exp [a t]}

In[44]:=F[lst]//InputForm

Out[44]//InputForm=
{0., -0.4666666666666666*(-1 + E^(-3*t)) -
    1.199999999999999*(-1 + E^(-t)), 0,
   (0.2399999999999999*(-1 + E^(a*t)))/a}


In[45]:= F[{0.,5 Exp[u t],k} ]
"No match"


?(...) checks whether a list element from your list is 0 or 0.(MVersion3.0) 
or contains an exponential function.
More precise specification from your side could improve the pattern 
matching of exponential functions.
So this is a rather rude approach.


Best wishes, Reinhard
I

>I have a  make a function where  all element of a list  should
>be  exponentials or cero.
>Here is an example
>
>lst1 = { 0, 1.4 Exp [-3 t] + 1.2 Exp [- t], 0, 0.24 Exp [a t]}
>
>F[x_] := x /. a_*E^(s_*t) -> (a*(-1 + E^(s*t)))/s
>
>It works
>
>F[lst1]
>
>But I need define F[x_?Test] where ?Test check that  all element of list  are
>exponentials or cero. How I can build the test?



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