Re: Simplify
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg32013] Re: Simplify
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 04:28:45 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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Hi, for real variables PowerExpand[(a^b)^(1/b)] will do that for you. But in general you have to take care of the branch cuts in the complex plane. a^b^(1/b) is a^(b^(1/b)) and will never simplifyed to a Regards Jens Matthias.Bode at oppenheim.de wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > why should I not expect MATHEMATICA to (Full)Simplify > > (a^b)^(1/b) or a^b^(1/b) to a? > > Best regards, > > Matthias Bode > Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA > Koenigsberger Strasse 29 > D-60487 Frankfurt am Main > GERMANY > Tel.: +49(0)69 71 34 53 80 > Mobile: +49(0)172 6 74 95 77 > Fax: +49(0)69 71 34 95 380 > E-mail: matthias.bode at oppenheim.de > Internet: http://www.oppenheim.de