Re: TagSet and Unprotect
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- Subject: [mg77778] Re: [mg77594] TagSet and Unprotect
- From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:58:51 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <200706131141.HAA07156@smc.vnet.net>
Here is the answer. In Mathematica 6 there is no problem, in other words, you can assign your rule to Plus after Unprotecting it. In Mathematica 5.2 you have to Unprotect Plus twice. Here is what happens: In[1]:= Unprotect[Plus]; In[2]:= Plus /: -PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] = Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 Plus in .... is Protected. Out[2]= Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 In[3]:= Unprotect[Plus]; In[4]:= Plus /: -PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] = Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 Out[4]= Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 In[5]:= -PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] Out[5]= Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 I think the reason for this is very similar to one that we alrady once discussed on this forum earlier. Andrzej Kozlowski On 13 Jun 2007, at 20:41, dimitris wrote: > Following a idea by Raymond Manzoni > let me prove that > > - PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4]=Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 > > Indeed > > Off[N::meprec] (*turn off a message*) > PolyLog[2, z/(z + 1)] + PolyLog[2, z/(z - 1)] - (1/2)*PolyLog[2, z^2/ > (z^2 - 1)] + (1/4)*Log[(1 + z)/(1 - z)]^2 == 0 > (*an identity of dilogarithms*) > (FunctionExpand[Expand[2*#1]] & ) /@ (% /. z -> -3^(-1)) > (*Mathematica does > the rest*) > Reverse[(Plus @@ Cases[%, (a_)*PolyLog[x_, y_], Infinity] - #1 & ) /@ > %] > > (1/4)*Log[(1 + z)/(1 - z)]^2 + PolyLog[2, z/(-1 + z)] + PolyLog[2, z/ > (1 + z)] - (1/2)*PolyLog[2, z^2/(-1 + z^2)] == 0 > > -(Pi^2/6) + (3*Log[2]^2)/2 - PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] == > 0 > > -PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] == Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 > > I try to add this result to Plus, so that > in the following to have additional substitution. > > rul1 = {PolyLog[2, z_] /; z < -3 -> -PolyLog[2, 1/z] - Pi^2/6 - > (1/2)*Log[-z]^2, > PolyLog[2, z_] -> PolyLog[2, 1/(1 - z)] - Pi^2/6 + (1/2)*Log[1 - > z]*Log[(1 - z)/z^2]}; > o = Expand[3*PolyLog[2, -3] + PolyLog[2, -8] /. rul1] > > -((2*Pi^2)/3) - (3/2)*Log[9/4]*Log[4] - Log[8]^2/2 - PolyLog[2, - > (1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] > > That is, I want Mathematica to substitute - PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + > 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] > by Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 in the expression o. > > In the beggining I tried: > > Unprotect[PolyLog]; > PolyLog /: -PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] = Pi^2/6 - > (3*Log[2]^2)/2 > > TagSet::tagpos : Tag PolyLog in -PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, > 1/4] is \ > too deep for an assigned rule to be found. > Pi^2/6 - (3*Log[2]^2)/2 > > I understood the presence of this message. > That's why I try to assign this equality to Plus. > > Unprotect[Plus]; > Plus /: -PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] = Pi^2/6 - > (3*Log[2]^2)/2 > TagSet::write: Tag Plus in-PolyLog[2, -(1/8)] + 3*PolyLog[2, 1/4] is > Protected > > Now I don't understand the presence of this message. > I can't assign an UpValue to a built in function? > > Can somebody explain me what is going on? > And how I must work in order to overcome the problem? > > Thanks > Dimitris > >
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