3 * Interface to GiNaC's symbolic exponentiation (basis^exponent). */
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23 #ifndef __GINAC_POWER_H__
24 #define __GINAC_POWER_H__
34 /** This class holds a two-component object, a basis and and exponent
35 * representing exponentiation. */
36 class power : public basic
38 GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(power, basic)
46 power(const ex & lh, const ex & rh) : inherited(TINFO_power), basis(lh), exponent(rh) {}
47 template<typename T> power(const ex & lh, const T & rh) : inherited(TINFO_power), basis(lh), exponent(rh) {}
49 // functions overriding virtual functions from base classes
51 void print(const print_context & c, unsigned level = 0) const;
52 unsigned precedence(void) const {return 60;}
53 bool info(unsigned inf) const;
54 unsigned nops() const;
56 ex map(map_function & f) const;
57 int degree(const ex & s) const;
58 int ldegree(const ex & s) const;
59 ex coeff(const ex & s, int n = 1) const;
60 ex eval(int level=0) const;
61 ex evalf(int level=0) const;
63 ex series(const relational & s, int order, unsigned options = 0) const;
64 ex subs(const lst & ls, const lst & lr, bool no_pattern = false) const;
65 ex normal(lst &sym_lst, lst &repl_lst, int level = 0) const;
66 ex to_rational(lst &repl_lst) const;
67 exvector get_free_indices(void) const;
68 ex simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const;
70 ex derivative(const symbol & s) const;
71 unsigned return_type(void) const;
72 unsigned return_type_tinfo(void) const;
73 ex expand(unsigned options = 0) const;
75 // new virtual functions which can be overridden by derived classes
78 // non-virtual functions in this class
80 ex expand_add(const add & a, int n) const;
81 ex expand_add_2(const add & a) const;
82 ex expand_mul(const mul & m, const numeric & n) const;
93 /** Efficient specialization of is_exactly_a<power>(obj) for power objects. */
94 template<> inline bool is_exactly_a<power>(const basic & obj)
96 return obj.tinfo()==TINFO_power;
101 /** Symbolic exponentiation. Returns a power-object as a new expression.
103 * @param b the basis expression
104 * @param e the exponent expression */
105 inline ex pow(const ex & b, const ex & e)
109 template<typename T1, typename T2>
110 inline ex pow(const T1 & b, const T2 & e)
112 return power(ex(b), ex(e));
115 /** Square root expression. Returns a power-object with exponent 1/2. */
116 inline ex sqrt(const ex & a)
118 extern const ex _ex1_2;
119 return power(a,_ex1_2);
124 #endif // ndef __GINAC_POWER_H__