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Subject: (new) sqrt(-1/abs(x))-1/sqrt(-abs(x))=>0

 OVERVIEW of bugs #6357::

  URL:
  <http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=6357>

                 Summary: sqrt(-1/abs(x))-1/sqrt(-abs(x))=>0
                 Project: Axiom Computer Algebra System
            Submitted by: kratt5
            Submitted on: Tue 11/04/2003 at 13:26
                Category: algebra
                Severity: 5 - Average
              Item Group: code bug
                  Status: transferred
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: billpage1
         Originator Name: kratt5
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: CVS 3.11.2003
         Reproducibility: None
           Fixed Release: 
           Error message: 

Example of code trigerring the bug:

\begin{axiom}
sqrt(-1/abs(x))-1/sqrt(-abs(x))
\end{axiom}

should be:
\begin{axiom}
 2*%i/sqrt(x)
\end{axiom}

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Date: Fri 06/11/2004 at 10:43       By: Martin Rubey <kratt6>

patched by patch #3089

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Date: Tue 11/04/2003 at 14:43       By: Martin Rubey <kratt5>

The error occurs, because::

  sqrt(1/x::Expression Integer)=>1/sqrt(x)



From kratt6 Thu Jun 23 07:43:01 -0500 2005
From: kratt6
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:43:01 -0500
Subject: patched in axiom-patch-25
Message-ID: <20050623074301-0500@page.axiom-developer.org>

Category:  => Axiom Compiler 
Status:  => closed 


From kratt6 Tue Oct 18 06:09:10 -0500 2005
From: kratt6
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:09:10 -0500
Subject: 
Message-ID: <20051018060910-0500@wiki.axiom-developer.org>

Just for the archive, here is the patch::

  --- /home/rubey/axiom/mnt/linux/src/algebra/algfunc.spad	2004-05-21 18:51:30.000000000 +0200
  +++ algfunc.spad	2004-05-25 13:39:19.000000000 +0200
  @@ -431,9 +431,20 @@
         hackroot(x, n) ==
   --        one? n or one? x => x
           (n = 1) or (x = 1) => x
  +
  +--  the following is FALSE! if x can be negative. Example: x=-1/2 would pass the
  +--  test and give 1/(-2)^(1/n) ~= (-1/2)^(1/n)
   --        (x ^= -1) and (one?(num := numer x) or (num = -1)) =>
  -        (x ^= -1) and (((num := numer x) = 1) or (num = -1)) =>
  -           inv hackroot((num * denom x)::F, n)
  +--        (x ^= -1) and (((num := numer x) = 1) or (num = -1)) =>
  +--           inv hackroot((num * denom x)::F, n)
  +
  +--  permissible when denom x is a positive number
  +
  +        (((dx := denom x) ^= 1) and
  +	 ((rx := retractIfCan(dx)@Union(Integer,"failed")) case Integer) and
  +	 positive?(rx))
  +         => hackroot((numer x)::F, n)/hackroot(rx::Integer::F, n)
  +
           (x = -1) and n = 4 =>
             ((-1::F) ** (1::Q / 2::Q) + 1) / ((2::F) ** (1::Q / 2::Q))
           kernel(oproot, [x, n::F])

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Subject: (new) sqrt(-1/abs(x))-1/sqrt(-abs(x))=>0

OVERVIEW of bugs #6357:

  URL:
  <http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=6357>

                 Summary: sqrt(-1/abs(x))-1/sqrt(-abs(x))=>0
                 Project: Axiom Computer Algebra System
            Submitted by: kratt5
            Submitted on: Tue 11/04/2003 at 13:26
                Category: algebra
                Severity: 5 - Average
              Item Group: code bug
                  Status: transferred
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: billpage1
         Originator Name: kratt5
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: CVS 3.11.2003
         Reproducibility: None
           Fixed Release: 
           Error message: 

Example of code trigerring the bug:

axiom
sqrt(-1/abs(x))-1/sqrt(-abs(x))
LatexWiki Image(1)
Type: Expression Integer

should be:

axiom
2*%i/sqrt(x)
LatexWiki Image(2)
Type: Expression Complex Integer

-------------------------------------------------------

Date: Fri 06/11/2004 at 10:43 By: Martin Rubey

patched by patch #3089

-------------------------------------------------------

Date: Tue 11/04/2003 at 14:43 By: Martin Rubey

The error occurs, because:

  sqrt(1/x::Expression Integer)=>1/sqrt(x)

patched in axiom-patch-25 --kratt6, Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:43:01 -0500 reply
Category: => Axiom Compiler Status: => closed

Just for the archive, here is the patch:
  --- /home/rubey/axiom/mnt/linux/src/algebra/algfunc.spad      2004-05-21 18:51:30.000000000 +0200
  +++ algfunc.spad      2004-05-25 13:39:19.000000000 +0200
  @@ -431,9 +431,20 @@
         hackroot(x, n) ==
   --        one? n or one? x => x
           (n = 1) or (x = 1) => x
  +
  +--  the following is FALSE! if x can be negative. Example: x=-1/2 would pass the
  +--  test and give 1/(-2)^(1/n) ~= (-1/2)^(1/n)
   --        (x ^= -1) and (one?(num := numer x) or (num = -1)) =>
  -        (x ^= -1) and (((num := numer x) = 1) or (num = -1)) =>
  -           inv hackroot((num * denom x)::F, n)
  +--        (x ^= -1) and (((num := numer x) = 1) or (num = -1)) =>
  +--           inv hackroot((num * denom x)::F, n)
  +
  +--  permissible when denom x is a positive number
  +
  +        (((dx := denom x) ^= 1) and
  +      ((rx := retractIfCan(dx)@Union(Integer,"failed")) case Integer) and
  +      positive?(rx))
  +         => hackroot((numer x)::F, n)/hackroot(rx::Integer::F, n)
  +
           (x = -1) and n = 4 =>
             ((-1::F) ** (1::Q / 2::Q) + 1) / ((2::F) ** (1::Q / 2::Q))
           kernel(oproot, [x, n::F])