Parser can now read GiNaC lists (lst) defined by braces.

[ginac.git] / doc / tutorial / ginac.texi

diff --git a/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi b/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
index 29c0d479e58c272313fe97e4637e3b9f43f695da..0ab43f6b83ed288dcf82281f25c843b76259f8dc 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
+++ b/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 This is a tutorial that documents GiNaC @value{VERSION}, an open
 framework for symbolic computation within the C++ programming language.
 
 This is a tutorial that documents GiNaC @value{VERSION}, an open
 framework for symbolic computation within the C++ programming language.
 

-Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+Copyright (C) 1999-2011 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

 
 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
 
 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice


@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ notice identical to this one.
 
 @page
 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
 
 @page
 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll

-Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2010 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2011 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

 @sp 2
 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
 @sp 2
 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice


@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ the near future.
 
 @section License
 The GiNaC framework for symbolic computation within the C++ programming
 
 @section License
 The GiNaC framework for symbolic computation within the C++ programming

-language is Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2010 Johannes Gutenberg
+language is Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2011 Johannes Gutenberg

 University Mainz, Germany.
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 University Mainz, Germany.
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or


@@ -4263,7 +4263,7 @@ In the first form, @code{subs()} accepts a relational of the form
 @{
     symbol x("x"), y("y");
 
 @{
     symbol x("x"), y("y");
 

-    ex e1 = 2*x^2-4*x+3;
+    ex e1 = 2*x*x-4*x+3;

     cout << "e1(7) = " << e1.subs(x == 7) << endl;
      // -> 73
 
     cout << "e1(7) = " << e1.subs(x == 7) << endl;
      // -> 73
 


@@ -4637,7 +4637,7 @@ often as is possible without getting negative exponents. For example
 @code{(x^(-3)*y^(-2)*z).subs(1/(x*y)==c, subs_options::algebraic)} will
 return @code{x^(-1)*c^2*z}. 
 
 @code{(x^(-3)*y^(-2)*z).subs(1/(x*y)==c, subs_options::algebraic)} will
 return @code{x^(-1)*c^2*z}. 
 

-@strong{Note:} this only works for multiplications
+@strong{Please notice:} this only works for multiplications

 and not for locating @code{x+y} within @code{x+y+z}.
 
 
 and not for locating @code{x+y} within @code{x+y+z}.
 
 


@@ -6149,12 +6149,13 @@ For example,
 @}
 @end example
 
 @}
 @end example
 

-If you declare your own GiNaC functions, then they will conjugate themselves
-by conjugating their arguments. This is the default strategy. If you want to
-change this behavior, you have to supply a specialized conjugation method
-for your function (see @ref{Symbolic functions} and the GiNaC source-code
-for @code{abs} as an example). Also, specialized methods can be provided
-to take real and imaginary parts of user-defined functions.
+If you declare your own GiNaC functions and you want to conjugate them, you
+will have to supply a specialized conjugation method for them (see
+@ref{Symbolic functions} and the GiNaC source-code for @code{abs} as an
+example). GiNaC does not automatically conjugate user-supplied functions
+by conjugating their arguments because this would be incorrect on branch
+cuts. Also, specialized methods can be provided to take real and imaginary
+parts of user-defined functions.

 
 @node Solving linear systems of equations, Input/output, Complex expressions, Methods and functions
 @c    node-name, next, previous, up
 
 @node Solving linear systems of equations, Input/output, Complex expressions, Methods and functions
 @c    node-name, next, previous, up


@@ -6569,7 +6570,7 @@ pointer types at the moment:
 @cindex Monte Carlo integration
 @code{FUNCP_2P} allows for two variables in the expression. @code{FUNCP_CUBA} is
 the correct type to be used with the CUBA library
 @cindex Monte Carlo integration
 @code{FUNCP_2P} allows for two variables in the expression. @code{FUNCP_CUBA} is
 the correct type to be used with the CUBA library

-(@uref{http://www.feynarts/cuba}) for numerical integrations. The details for the
+(@uref{http://www.feynarts.de/cuba}) for numerical integrations. The details for the

 parameters of @code{FUNCP_CUBA} are explained in the CUBA manual.
 
 @cindex compile_ex
 parameters of @code{FUNCP_CUBA} are explained in the CUBA manual.
 
 @cindex compile_ex