Re: Series and passing a function a changing number of variables
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- Subject: [mg106824] Re: Series and passing a function a changing number of variables
- From: Albert Retey <awnl at gmx-topmail.de>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:42:10 -0500 (EST)
- References: <hjeq32$fjd$1@smc.vnet.net>
Am 23.01.2010 13:29, schrieb Ignacio Plazeta:
> Dear Friends
>
> -- 1 -----------------------------------------------
>
> This command works fine:
>
> Series[ Exp[ x + 2 y^x ] , {x, 0, 2} , {y, 0, 2} ]
>
> this one doesn't:
>
> Series[ Exp[ x + 2 y^x ] , {{x, 0, 2}, {y, 0, 2}} ]
>
> It returns:
>
> "Series specification is not a list with three elements ..."
>
> -- 2 -----------------------------------------------
>
> I'm trying to set up this kind of function:
>
> myTaylorExpander[ function_ , varList , startPoint_ , ord_ ]
>
> where varList length is changing; because of the above mentioned
> behavior of Series function I can't simply try something like:
>
> numVar = Length[ varList ];
>
> args = Table[
>
> { varList[[k]] , startPoint , ord}
>
> , { k, 1 , numVar }
>
> ]
>
> Series[ f , args ] // Normal
>
> -- 3 -----------------------------------------------
>
> Is there a way to get out of this by a trick to pass a functions
> a changing number of variable ? Anything else fitting is welcomed too.
What you are looking for is Sequence, see the code below:
varList = {x, y, z};
numVar = Length[varList]
startPoint = 0; ord = 2;
args = Apply[Sequence,Table[{varList[[k]], startPoint, ord}, {k, 1,
numVar}]]
Series[f[x, y, z], args] // Normal
note that you will get more replies when you provide a working example
with which people can play around...
hth,
albert