On Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 10:41:20 AM UTC-5, Ashutosh Ahelleya wrote:
>
> Heyy,
>
> I want a confirmation for selecting an of the options above i.e. I add a 
> new parameter signifying a complex number or I just change the 
> documentation.
>
>
>
I am pretty sure that we shouldn't mess with Maxima arbitrarily to have 
solve's parameters be "complex" versus "real".  See 
http://maxima.sourceforge.net/docs/manual/maxima_20.html#IDX806 - "The 
symbols %r are used to denote arbitrary constants in a solution."  So 
perhaps one could just change the documentation to indicate it is an 
arbitrary constant in whatever field one is supposedly solving over.  OR 
you can ask on the Maxima list - perhaps that is the best option.  (Robert 
Dodier hangs out here too and may have some comments.)  I do think that 
they chose %r was for real (convenience, and %c is taken for an arbitrary 
integration constant).  See also 
http://maxima.sourceforge.net/docs/manual/maxima_20.html#g_t_0025rnum_005flist 

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