Re: Algebraic substitutions. HOW?
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 - Subject: [mg17673] Re: Algebraic substitutions. HOW?
 - From: hidekazu at aqua.biwako.ne.jp (Hidekazu Takahashi)
 - Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 23:58:55 -0400
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Hi Alessio,
AlgebraicRules may help you.  Please try
a^2/b^2/.AlgebraicRules[a/b==c,{a,b,c}]
h^3/t^2/.AlgebraicRules[h^2/t^2==z,{h,t,z}]
Hidekazu Takahashi
<Mail> hidekazu at pop.biwako.ne.jp
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> Hi,
> 
> say I have an expression like (a^2)/(b^2) and I want to change it by
> introducing c:=a/b in order to obtain c^2.
> 
> Euivalent exaple: h^3/t^2 -> (z:=h^2/t^2) -> z*h
> 
> How do I get Mathematica to perform this kind of algebraic
> substitutions (on complex formulas)?
> 
> Thanks
> Alessio
> 
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