Re: Preventing Times[x,x] from becoming Power[x,2]
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- Subject: [mg53685] Re: [mg53661] Preventing Times[x,x] from becoming Power[x,2]
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 03:52:35 -0500 (EST)
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Avoid using F since this is the EllipticF. Then, use NonCommutativeMultiply
(**) instead of Times (*)
f[s]**f[s]
f(s)**f(s)
f[s]**f[s]**f[s]
f(s)**f(s)**f(s)
f[s]**f[s]**f[s]**f[s]
f(s)**f(s)**f(s)**f(s)
{%%%,%%,%} /. NonCommutativeMultiply->Times
{f[s]^2, f[s]^3, f[s]^4}
Bob Hanlon
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> From: Josef Karthauser <joe at tao.org.uk>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: 2005/01/21 Fri AM 06:37:48 EST
> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg53685] [mg53661] Preventing Times[x,x] from becoming Power[x,2]
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> I was wondering whether anyone knows the answer to this one.
>
> I've got a function, let's call it F[...]. If I enter F[s] F[s]
> into mathematica it "simplifies" the resulting expression, making it
> become Power[F[s],2]. Is there any way to prevent this automatic
> simplification on F[] objects?
>
> Joe
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