Re: Problem with transformation rule of a function
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg53488] Re: [mg53467] Problem with transformation rule of a function
- From: "Wolf, Hartmut" <Hartmut.Wolf at t-systems.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:54:35 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
>-----Original Message----- >From: Alain Cochard [mailto:alain at geophysik.uni-muenchen.de] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 9:12 AM >To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net >Subject: [mg53488] [mg53467] Problem with transformation rule of a function > >I define an expression: > > In[1]:= expr=M[1][t] + M[2][t] + Integrate[M[1][t],t] + >Integrate[M[2][t],t] + D[M[1][t],t] + D[M[2][t],t]; > > Out[1]= Integrate[M[1][t], t] + Integrate[M[2][t], t] + >M[1][t] + M[2][t] + > > > (M[1])'[t] + (M[2])'[t] > >and then I try 2 transformation rules on this expression: > > In[2]:= vers1=expr/.{M[1][t]->f[t], M[2][t]->0} > > Out[2]= f[t] + Integrate[f[t], t] + (M[1])'[t] + (M[2])'[t] > >In this first one, I get the output I expect for the function >and integration terms, but not for the derivative ones. > > In[3]:= vers2=expr/.{M[1]->f, M[2]->0} > > Out[3]= 0[t] + f[t] + Integrate[0[t], t] + >Integrate[f[t], t] + f'[t] > >In this second version, I get these 0[t] terms for the >function and integration terms, with which I further have to >deal with to achieve what I want: > > In[4]:= %/.{0[t]->0} > > Out[4]= f[t] + Integrate[f[t], t] + f'[t] > > >I would first like to understand why the derivation and >integration terms are not treated in an identical way, and >then I would like to know if there is a more elegant way to do >what I want in a single step. > >Thanks in advance, >AC > > Alain, To understand why vers1 one doesn't work we have to note In[2]:= D[M[1][t], t] // FullForm Out[2]//FullForm= Derivative[1][M[1]][t] So vers2 seems to be more appropriate. The drawback is that Matematica doesn't know that 0[t] === 0 for all t. Telling that with your second substitution is completely ok, so In[15]:= expr /. {M[1] -> f, M[2] -> 0} /. 0[t] -> 0 Out[15]= f[t] + Integrate[f[t], t] + Derivative[1][f][t] You may however make a definition in general for (e.g. integer) constant functions (telling Mathematica what you mean with 0[t]): In[28]:= Unprotect[Integer] In[29]:= x_Integer[_] := x In[30]:= Protect[Integer] In[31]:= expr /. {M[1] -> f, M[2] -> 0} Out[31]= f[t] + Integrate[f[t], t] + Derivative[1][f][t] -- Hartmut Wolf