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| 14.1 Functions and Variables for Logarithms |
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Default value: false
When true, r some rational number, and x some expression, %e^(r*log(x)) will be simplified into x^r . It should be noted that the radcan command also does this transformation, and more complicated transformations of this ilk as well. The logcontract command "contracts" expressions containing log.
Represents the polylogarithm function of order s and argument z, defined by the infinite series
inf
==== k
\ z
Li (z) = > --
s / s
==== k
k = 1
li [1] is - log (1 - z). li [2] and li [3] are the dilogarithm and trilogarithm functions, respectively.
When the order is 1, the polylogarithm simplifies to - log (1 - z), which in turn simplifies to a numerical value if z is a real or complex floating point number or the numer evaluation flag is present.
When the order is 2 or 3, the polylogarithm simplifies to a numerical value if z is a real floating point number or the numer evaluation flag is present.
Examples:
(%i1) assume (x > 0);
(%o1) [x > 0]
(%i2) integrate ((log (1 - t)) / t, t, 0, x);
(%o2) - li (x)
2
(%i3) li [2] (7);
(%o3) li (7)
2
(%i4) li [2] (7), numer;
(%o4) 1.24827317833392 - 6.113257021832577 %i
(%i5) li [3] (7);
(%o5) li (7)
3
(%i6) li [2] (7), numer;
(%o6) 1.24827317833392 - 6.113257021832577 %i
(%i7) L : makelist (i / 4.0, i, 0, 8);
(%o7) [0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0]
(%i8) map (lambda ([x], li [2] (x)), L);
(%o8) [0, .2676526384986274, .5822405249432515,
.9784693966661848, 1.64493407, 2.190177004178597
- .7010261407036192 %i, 2.374395264042415
- 1.273806203464065 %i, 2.448686757245154
- 1.758084846201883 %i, 2.467401098097648
- 2.177586087815347 %i]
(%i9) map (lambda ([x], li [3] (x)), L);
(%o9) [0, .2584613953442624, 0.537213192678042,
.8444258046482203, 1.2020569, 1.642866878950322
- .07821473130035025 %i, 2.060877505514697
- .2582419849982037 %i, 2.433418896388322
- .4919260182322965 %i, 2.762071904015935
- .7546938285978846 %i]
Represents the natural (base e) logarithm of x.
Maxima does not have a built-in function for the base 10 logarithm or other bases. log10(x) := log(x) / log(10) is a useful definition.
Simplification and evaluation of logarithms is governed by several global flags:
logexpand - causes log(a^b) to become b*log(a). If it is set to all, log(a*b) will also simplify to log(a)+log(b). If it is set to super, then log(a/b) will also simplify to log(a)-log(b) for rational numbers a/b, a#1. (log(1/b), for b integer, always simplifies.) If it is set to false, all of these simplifications will be turned off.
logsimp - if false then no simplification of %e to a power containing log's is done.
lognumer - if true then negative floating point arguments to log will always be converted to their absolute value before the log is taken. If numer is also true, then negative integer arguments to log will also be converted to their absolute value.
lognegint - if true implements the rule log(-n) -> log(n)+%i*%pi for n a positive integer.
%e_to_numlog - when true, r some rational number, and x some expression, %e^(r*log(x)) will be simplified into x^r . It should be noted that the radcan command also does this transformation, and more complicated transformations of this ilk as well. The logcontract command "contracts" expressions containing log.
Default value: false
When doing indefinite integration where logs are generated, e.g. integrate(1/x,x), the answer is given in terms of log(abs(...)) if logabs is true, but in terms of log(...) if logabs is false. For definite integration, the logabs:true setting is used, because here "evaluation" of the indefinite integral at the endpoints is often needed.
When the global variable logarc is true, inverse circular and hyperbolic functions are replaced by equivalent logarithmic functions. The default value of logarc is false.
The function logarc(expr) carries out that replacement for an expression expr without setting the global variable logarc.
Default value: false
Controls which coefficients are contracted when using logcontract. It may be set to the name of a predicate function of one argument. E.g. if you like to generate SQRTs, you can do logconcoeffp:'logconfun$ logconfun(m):=featurep(m,integer) or ratnump(m)$ . Then logcontract(1/2*log(x)); will give log(sqrt(x)).
Recursively scans the expression expr, transforming subexpressions of the form a1*log(b1) + a2*log(b2) + c into log(ratsimp(b1^a1 * b2^a2)) + c
(%i1) 2*(a*log(x) + 2*a*log(y))$
(%i2) logcontract(%);
2 4
(%o2) a log(x y )
If you do declare(n,integer); then logcontract(2*a*n*log(x)); gives a*log(x^(2*n)). The coefficients that "contract" in this manner are those such as the 2 and the n here which satisfy featurep(coeff,integer). The user can control which coefficients are contracted by setting the option logconcoeffp to the name of a predicate function of one argument. E.g. if you like to generate SQRTs, you can do logconcoeffp:'logconfun$ logconfun(m):=featurep(m,integer) or ratnump(m)$ . Then logcontract(1/2*log(x)); will give log(sqrt(x)).
Default value: true
Causes log(a^b) to become b*log(a). If it is set to all, log(a*b) will also simplify to log(a)+log(b). If it is set to super, then log(a/b) will also simplify to log(a)-log(b) for rational numbers a/b, a#1. (log(1/b), for integer b, always simplifies.) If it is set to false, all of these simplifications will be turned off.
Default value: false
If true implements the rule log(-n) -> log(n)+%i*%pi for n a positive integer.
Default value: false
If true then negative floating point arguments to log will always be converted to their absolute value before the log is taken. If numer is also true, then negative integer arguments to log will also be converted to their absolute value.
Default value: true
If false then no simplification of %e to a power containing log's is done.
Represents the principal branch of the complex-valued natural logarithm with -%pi < carg(x) <= +%pi .
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