Re: When is Exp[z]==Exp[w]??
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- Subject: [mg113656] Re: When is Exp[z]==Exp[w]??
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 05:00:28 -0500 (EST)
You can "force" it by being just as redundant. Simplify[Reduce[Exp[z] == Exp[w], {z, w}], E^z != 0] Element[C[1], Integers] && w == 2*I*Pi*C[1] + Log[E^z] Bob Hanlon ---- Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu> wrote: ============= Mathematica 7.0.1 gives (as InputForm of the result): Reduce[Exp[z]==Exp[w],{z,w}] Element[C[1], Integers] && E^z != 0 && w == (2*I)*Pi*C[1] + Log[E^z] How can Mathematica be forced to simplify this to what is the fact, namely, the following? Element[C[1], Integers]&& w == (2*I)*Pi*C[1] + z (At the very least, certainly the expression E^z != 0 is redundant.) -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305