[GiNaC-list] Simple question about how to solve for a simple non-linear system of equations.

[David Narvaez]

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Zach <refinedcode at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi guys I know this is a really basic question but after looking at the
> tutorial and reference I couldn't quite figure out how to solve a nonlinear
> system of equations.  (If this is even possible, I dont know).
>
> I have this:
>
>
>>     lst eqns, vars;
>>
>>     eqns = D==pow(T,2);
>>
>>     vars =T;
>>
>>     ex L =  lsolve(eqns,vars);
>
>
> But lsolve (I guess the l for linear makes it obvious) cannot solve this
> nonlinear function.  Is there another way I can accomplish this?  Then I
> could do something like:
>     ex ans =  L.subs(lst(D==3)); like I would for a linear?  Is this even
> possible?  Thanks for any answer!  Ginac is a great tool for me so far!

If you are aiming to 2nd degree equations, I recently posted something
you could find useful

http://www.cebix.net/pipermail/ginac-list/2012-December/001932.html

David E. Narváez