Re: Problem with D and Abs
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- Subject: [mg60987] Re: Problem with D and Abs
- From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 04:08:29 -0400 (EDT)
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Daniele Lupo schrieb:
> Hi to all.
>
> I've a problem with this expression:
>
> \!\(Abs[\(Conjugate[s11]\ g\_s\)\/\(1 + Abs[s11]\^2\ \((\(-1\) + g\_s)\)\)
> - \
> Ã\_0\/\(1 + N\_i\)] - \@\(N\_i\ \((1 - Abs[Ã\_0]\^2 + N\_i)\)\)\/\(1 +
> N\_i\)\
> \)
>
>
> I want to have derivative in gs. If I use D, I obtain a strange result,
> that invoke Abs'[...], that's not correct, naturally.
>
> I've tried to use PiecewiseExpand, but I've a problem. In this expression,
> \!\(g\_s\) and \!\(N\_i\) are real, while \!\(Ã\_0\) and s11 are complexes.
> I don't know how to create an expansion that consider some symbol as real,
> and some other as complex.
>
> How can I do it?
>
> Thanks for your answers.
>
> Daniele
>
> PS I'm using version 5.1, WinXP
>
Hi Daniele,
try ComplexExpand[yourExpression,{Ã0,s11},TargetFunctions->{Re,Im}]
Peter