Re: Forcing Certain Algebraic Forms With FullSimplify
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- Subject: [mg123211] Re: Forcing Certain Algebraic Forms With FullSimplify
- From: Scott Fortmann-Roe <scottfr at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:09:52 -0500 (EST)
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Thank you David and Alexei, for the suggestion, I think I will probably purchase the presentations package as I have heard a lot of good things about it. However, I am looking for a bit more general solution. With the FactorOut solution, I will need to analyze my equations to determine the transformations. However, I would like something that takes any arbitrary equation and isolates the "b" from multiplication without any extra analysis on my part. It seems like the FullSimplify/ComplexityFunction I presented should do that, but it doesn't. Are there any tricks or Gotchas you know of that I am missing in my ComplexityFunction that would make it work correct. -Scott On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 1:42 AM, Alexei Boulbitch <Alexei.Boulbitch at iee.lu>wrote: > Hi, Scott,**** > > There is a package =93Presentations=94 of David Park that enables one doing > such things. There are several ways doing with the presentations of what > you need. For example:**** > > ** ** > > Needs["Presentations`Manipulations`"];**** > > a b + g // FactorOut[a]**** > > ** ** > > a (b + g/a)**** > > ** ** > > Alexei **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Hi,**** > > ** ** > > I would like to have Mathematica generate an output for an equation**** > > where a certain variable is isolated.**** > > ** ** > > For instance, I have the equation "a*b+g". I would like "b" to not be**** > > multiplied by anything in the result. Thus, I would prefer the form**** > > "a(b+g/a)".**** > > ** ** > > I have attempted to do this with FullSimplify and ComplexityFunction.**** > > The complexity function (cf) evaluates the way I want it to, but for**** > > some reason FullSimplify gives me the answer I don't want.**** > > ** ** > > Sample code:**** > > ** ** > > cf[e_] := 100 Count[e, Times[b, __], Infinity] + LeafCount[e] ;**** > > ** ** > > cf[a b + g]**** > > cf[a (b + g/a)]**** > > ** ** > > FullSimplify[a b + g, ComplexityFunction -> cf]**** > > ** ** > > Output:**** > > ** ** > > 105**** > > 9**** > > a b + g**** > > ** ** > > Any ideas?**** > > ** ** > > Thank you,**** > > Scott**** > > ** ** > > *Alexei BOULBITCH**, Dr., habil.***** > > IEE S.A.**** > > ZAE Weiergewan,**** > > 11, rue Edmond Reuter,**** > > L-5326 Contern, LUXEMBOURG**** > > ** ** > > Office phone : +352-2454-2566**** > > Office fax: +352-2454-3566**** > > mobile phone: +49 151 52 40 66 44**** > > ** ** > > e-mail: alexei.boulbitch at iee.lu**** > > ** ** > > ** ** >