A pattern matching problem
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- Subject: [mg72533] A pattern matching problem
- From: carlos at colorado.edu
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 02:06:10 -0500 (EST)
Here is an interesting challenge in pattern matching. Suppose you are given an algebraic-differential expression exemplified by r = u[t+h]-2*u[t]+u[t-h]+a^2*u'[t+h/2]+4*u'[t-h/4]+ c*u''[t+alfa*h]/12; Here u[t] is a function of time t, assumed infinitely differentiable, h is a time interval, and primes denote derivatives wrt t. Relation r==0 is called a delay-differential equation, and is the basic stuff in delayed automatic control (h is the signal "lag"). The function name u and the lag h are always symbolic. Function u and its derivatives appear linearly in r, while h always appears linearly in arguments. Coefficients of h may be numeric or symbolic. Coefficients of u & derivatives may be numeric or symbolic. The challenge: given r, get the coefficients of h as a 2D list, row-ordered by derivative order. Zero coefficients may be omitted. For the above r, it should return {{1,-1},{1/2,-1/4},{alfa}} Envisioned module invocation: clist=LagCoefficients[r,u,t,h,m] with m=max u-derivative order to be considered. Skeleton: LagCoefficients[r_,u_,t_,h_,m_]:=Module[ {clist={}}, ?????? Return[clist]]; Any ideas for ?????
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