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Re: IntervalComplement

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• Subject: [mg70337] Re: [mg70317] IntervalComplement
• From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
• Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:30:45 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <200610120938.FAA04776@smc.vnet.net>

On 12 Oct 2006, at 18:38, Chris Chiasson wrote:

> Has anyone implemented this function before? I need something that  
> can do this.
>
> (IntervalComplement is to IntervalUnion as Complement is to Union)
>
> -- 
> http://chris.chiasson.name/
>


I think this should do it:

IntervalComplement[s_Interval, t_Interval] := Module[{FromInterval,  
y, p},
FromInterval[x_Interval] := Or @@ (x /. {a_?NumericQ, b_?NumericQ} :>
        LessEqual[a, y, b]); p = ((CylindricalDecomposition 
[FromInterval[s]
&& Not[FromInterval[t]], y]) /. HoldPattern[Inequality[a_?NumericQ,  
Less |
               LessEqual, y, Less | LessEqual, b_?NumericQ]] :> {
       a, b}); If[Head[p] === Or, Interval @@ p, Interval[p]]]


For example:


IntervalComplement[Interval[{2,6}],Interval[{3,4}]]

Interval[{2,3},{4,6}]

Andrzej Kozlowski
Tokyo, Japan

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    • From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris@chiasson.name>