Hi Thomas,
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 1:39 AM, Thomas Schneider
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm aware of the fact, that
> simplification is highly nontrivial. Nevertheless,
> this example seems to be so simple that there must be a way to achieve
> the desired result. I would
> be very grateful if someone lended a helping hand.
One way is to simplify your expression in stages. For example, you
could do the simplification as follows:
sage: version()
'Sage Version 4.6, Release Date: 2010-10-30'
sage: Z, x, y, a = var("Z, x, y, a", domain=RR)
sage: G = Z * (Z^a)
sage: G = simplify(G); G
Z^(a + 1)
sage: F = G.subs(Z=(x - y)^2); F
((x - y)^2)^(a + 1)
sage: bool(F == (x - y)^2 * ((x - y)^2)^a)
True
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Regards
Minh Van Nguyen
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