On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Eric Kangas <[email protected]> wrote:
> the functions F(u), and G(v) are only symbolic they don't even have an
> equation attached to them. Doesn't maxima need an actual equation to
> solve?


I just noticed you have 2 independent variables as well!
My guess is that maxima does not have algorithms
for that. I many cases sympy is better at solving DEs
(sympy is included in sage) but I don't think sympy can do it either.
You might ask on the sympy list though to be sure.


>
> On Dec 7, 10:22 am, David Joyner <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Hola!
>>
>> > I tried the following:
>> > u = var('u');  v = var('v')
>> > F = function('F',u)
>> > G = function('G', v)
>> > DEs = [diff(F,u)*(G(u)-G(0))==1,diff(G,v)*(F(1)-F(v))==1]
>> > desolve_system(DEs,[F,G], ivar=[u,v])
>>
>> > but result are:
>>
>> ...
>>
>> > ...
>> > TypeError: ECL says: Error executing code in Maxima: desolve: can't
>> > handle this case.
>>
>> My guess is that this means Maxima cannot solve this non-linear
>> system of DEs.
>>
>>
>>
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>> > Kjetil
>>
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