Re: How can I make FullSimplify work for user-defined functions?
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- Subject: [mg52593] Re: [mg52569] How can I make FullSimplify work for user-defined functions?
- From: DrBob <drbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 03:54:05 -0500 (EST)
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Something like this may work for you: newlb /: newlb[(n_Integer)?EvenQ] <= pval[n_] /; Inequality[4, LessEqual, n, Less, 10^6] := True newlb[100] <= pval[100] True By the way, here's a significantly faster (and FAR simpler) pvalue function: Needs["NumberTheory`NumberTheoryFunctions`"] myP[n_] := Block[{m = PrimePi[n/2], p}, While[! PrimeQ[n - (p = Prime@m)], m--]; p] pvalue[n_] := Module[{p, m, k, hit}, {m = n/2; If[Element[m, Primes], {p = m}, {k = PrimePi[m]; Do[If[Element[n - Prime[i], Primes], hit = i; Break[]], {i, k, 1, -1}], p = Prime[hit]}]}; p] n = 100000; Timing[mine = myP /@ Range[4, n, 2];] Timing[yours = pvalue /@ Range[4, n, 2];] mine == yours {2.75 Second,Null} {3.766 Second,Null} True Here's a corresponding version of MGPP, also with timings: myMGPP = {0, #} + {1, -1}myP@# &; MGPPP[n_] := Module[{p, q}, {m = n/2; If[Element[m, Primes], {p = m, q = m}, {k = PrimePi[m]; Do[If[Element[n - Prime[i], Primes], hit = i; Break[]], {i, k, 1, -1}], p = Prime[hit], q = n - p}]}; {p, q}] n = 100000; Timing[mine = myMGPP /@ Range[4, n, 2];] Timing[yours = MGPPP /@ Range[4, n, 2];] {3.031 Second,Null} {3.485 Second,Null} Bobby On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 02:21:28 -0500 (EST), Gilmar Rodr?guez Pierluissi <gilmar.rodriguez at nwfwmd.state.fl.us> wrote: > (First; a necessary short introduction, and then > two questions. Please, bear with me...) > > Let N be an even integer greater or equal to 4. > > Assume that there exist points (Pi, Qi) on the line > Y = -X + N such that: > > (1.) both Pi, and Qi are primes, > > (2.) the points (Pi,0) are on the subinterval [2,N/2] > of the X-Axis, > > (3.) the points (0,Qi) are on the subinterval [N/2,N-2] > of the Y-Axis. >A Minimal Goldbach Prime Partition Point corresponding > to N,(abbreviated: "MGPPP[N]")is a point (P,Q) among > the points (Pi,Qi) such that: > > the distance between the point (P,Q) and the point (N/2,N/2) > > = smallest distance among all distances between > the points (Pi, Qi) and the point (N/2, N/2). > > If N is of the form N = 2P then MGPPP[N] = (N/2,N/2). > > If N is of the form N = P + Q, with P not equal to Q, then > MGPPP[N] = (P,Q). > > For geometrical pictures please visit: > http://gilmarlily.netfirms.com/goldbach/goldbach.htm > > Please download the following Mathematica notebook > (version 5.0)by double-cliking this link: > > http://gilmarlily.netfirms.com/download/FullSimplify.nb > > You can use this notebook to duplicate the evaluations > appearing in the discussion below: > > Having said the above; the following program > calculates the MGPPP[N]: > > MGPPP[n_] := Module[{p, q}, > {m = n/2; If[Element[m, > Primes], {p = m, q = m}, {k =PrimePi[m]; > Do[If[Element[n - Prime[i], Primes], hit = i; > Break[]], {i, k, 1, -1}],p = Prime[hit], > q = n - p}]}; {p, q}] > > Examples: > > MGPPP[4]={2,2} > > MGPPP[100]={47,53}. > > The above program can be easily changed as follows to give > only the "p-value" (instead of the point {p,q}): > > pvalue[n_] := Module[{p}, > {m = n/2; If[Element[m, > Primes], {p = m}, {k =PrimePi[m]; > Do[If[Element[n - Prime[i], Primes], hit = i; > Break[]],{i, k, 1, -1}], p = Prime[hit]}]}; p] > > A plot to depict the p-values is given by: > > plt1=ListPlot[Table[pvalue[n],{n,4,100,2}],PlotJoined®True, > PlotStyle®Hue[0.1]] > > It has been conjectured that the Minimal Goldbach Prime Partition > p-values have a lower bound given by: > > Prime[PrimePi[Sqrt[N]]. > > To visualize this do: > > (** oldlb= abbreviation for old lower bound. **) > > oldlb[n_]:=Prime[PrimePi[Sqrt[n]]]; > > plt2=ListPlot[Table[oldlb[n],{n,4,100,2}], > PlotJoined®True,PlotStyle®Hue[0.2]] > > Show[plt1,plt2] > > Try also: > > TableForm[Table[{n,oldlb[n],pvalue[n]},{n,4,100,2}], > TableHeadings->{None,{"n","oldlb[n]","p"}}, > TableAlignments->Center] > > However; that lower bound can be improved by the following > new lower bound: > > Prime[PrimePi[(N+2*Sqrt[N])/4]. > > The following program makes use of this latest interval: > > pval[n_] := Module[{p}, > {m = n/2; If[Element[m, > Primes], {p = m}, {k =PrimePi[m]; > l=PrimePi[(n+2*Sqrt[n])/4]; > Do[If[Element[n - Prime[i], Primes], hit = i; > Break[]], {i, k, l, -1}], p = Prime[hit]}]}; p] > > To compare the p-values with the old and new lower bounds do: > > plt3=ListPlot[Table[pval[n],{n,4,100,2}],PlotJoined®True, > PlotStyle®Hue[0.1]] > > newlb[n_]:=Prime[PrimePi[(n+2*Sqrt[n])/4]] > > plt4=ListPlot[Table[newlb[n],{n,4,100,2}], > PlotJoined®True,PlotStyle®Hue[0.6]] > > Show[plt3,plt4] > > Show[plt2,plt3,plt4] > > Try also: > > TableForm[Table[{n,newlb[n],pval[n]},{n,4,100,2}], > TableHeadings->{None,{"n","newlb[n]","p"}}, > TableAlignments->Center] > > > Finally; I try the FullSimplify command, to test the validity > of the new bound,via: > > FullSimplify[newlb[n]<= pval[n],Element[n,EvenQ]&&n³4] > > hoping that this evaluation gives me "True" as a result. > > I get instead a cryptic: > > "Prime[PrimePi[1/4(2Sqrt[n]+n)]]<= p$214" > > as answer. > > Then I realize: one would really need to prove Goldbach's Conjecture first, > so that the "True" after the above FullSimplify evaluation is truly valid. > > So I try instead: > > FullSimplify[newlb[n]<=pval[n],Element[n,EvenQ]&&n³4&&n<10^6] > > and this time I get: > > "Prime[PrimePi[1/4(2Sqrt[n]+n)]]<= p$358". > > My questions are: > > (1.) How can I make FullSimplify work for user-defined functions? > > (2.) How can I make > FullSimplify[newlb[n]<=pval[n],Element[n,EvenQ]&&n³4&&n<10^6] > "True"? > > Thank you for your attention, and your help! > > > > -- DrBob at bigfoot.com www.eclecticdreams.net
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- How can I make FullSimplify work for user-defined functions?
- From: gilmar.rodriguez@nwfwmd.state.fl.us (Gilmar Rodr?guez Pierluissi)
- How can I make FullSimplify work for user-defined functions?