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Re: Simplifying expressions using rules with recursion

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  • Subject: [mg127612] Re: Simplifying expressions using rules with recursion
  • From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 03:02:47 -0400 (EDT)
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expr = A.B.A + C.A.B.A;

expr /. A.B.A -> A

A + C.A


Bob Hanlon


On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 4:36 AM,  <wimmer.mike at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I would like to use Mathematica to simplify a long expression consisting of tems of products of matrices. These matrices obey equations of the form A = A.B.A, and I would like Mathematica to use these identities to simplify my expression.
> How can I tell Mathematica to do that? Just entering
>
> [1]: A = A.B.A
>
> does not work, as Mathematica will complain about too man recursions (which I understand). But how do
> I do it properly?
>



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