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1 /** @file mul.cpp
2  *
3  *  Implementation of GiNaC's products of expressions. */
4
5 /*
6  *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
7  *
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21  */
22
23 #include <vector>
24 #include <stdexcept>
25
26 #include "mul.h"
27 #include "add.h"
28 #include "power.h"
29 #include "debugmsg.h"
30 #include "utils.h"
31
32 #ifndef NO_GINAC_NAMESPACE
33 namespace GiNaC {
34 #endif // ndef NO_GINAC_NAMESPACE
35
36 //////////
37 // default constructor, destructor, copy constructor assignment operator and helpers
38 //////////
39
40 // public
41
42 mul::mul()
43 {
44     debugmsg("mul default constructor",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
45     tinfo_key = TINFO_mul;
46 }
47
48 mul::~mul()
49 {
50     debugmsg("mul destructor",LOGLEVEL_DESTRUCT);
51     destroy(0);
52 }
53
54 mul::mul(mul const & other)
55 {
56     debugmsg("mul copy constructor",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
57     copy(other);
58 }
59
60 mul const & mul::operator=(mul const & other)
61 {
62     debugmsg("mul operator=",LOGLEVEL_ASSIGNMENT);
63     if (this != &other) {
64         destroy(1);
65         copy(other);
66     }
67     return *this;
68 }
69
70 // protected
71
72 void mul::copy(mul const & other)
73 {
74     expairseq::copy(other);
75 }
76
77 void mul::destroy(bool call_parent)
78 {
79     if (call_parent) expairseq::destroy(call_parent);
80 }
81
82 //////////
83 // other constructors
84 //////////
85
86 // public
87
88 mul::mul(ex const & lh, ex const & rh)
89 {
90     debugmsg("mul constructor from ex,ex",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
91     tinfo_key = TINFO_mul;
92     overall_coeff=_ex1();
93     construct_from_2_ex(lh,rh);
94     GINAC_ASSERT(is_canonical());
95 }
96
97 mul::mul(exvector const & v)
98 {
99     debugmsg("mul constructor from exvector",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
100     tinfo_key = TINFO_mul;
101     overall_coeff=_ex1();
102     construct_from_exvector(v);
103     GINAC_ASSERT(is_canonical());
104 }
105
106 /*
107 mul::mul(epvector const & v, bool do_not_canonicalize)
108 {
109     debugmsg("mul constructor from epvector,bool",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
110     tinfo_key = TINFO_mul;
111     if (do_not_canonicalize) {
112         seq=v;
113 #ifdef EXPAIRSEQ_USE_HASHTAB
114         combine_same_terms(); // to build hashtab
115 #endif // def EXPAIRSEQ_USE_HASHTAB
116     } else {
117         construct_from_epvector(v);
118     }
119     GINAC_ASSERT(is_canonical());
120 }
121 */
122
123 mul::mul(epvector const & v)
124 {
125     debugmsg("mul constructor from epvector",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
126     tinfo_key = TINFO_mul;
127     overall_coeff=_ex1();
128     construct_from_epvector(v);
129     GINAC_ASSERT(is_canonical());
130 }
131
132 mul::mul(epvector const & v, ex const & oc)
133 {
134     debugmsg("mul constructor from epvector,ex",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
135     tinfo_key = TINFO_mul;
136     overall_coeff=oc;
137     construct_from_epvector(v);
138     GINAC_ASSERT(is_canonical());
139 }
140
141 mul::mul(epvector * vp, ex const & oc)
142 {
143     debugmsg("mul constructor from epvector *,ex",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
144     tinfo_key = TINFO_mul;
145     GINAC_ASSERT(vp!=0);
146     overall_coeff=oc;
147     construct_from_epvector(*vp);
148     delete vp;
149     GINAC_ASSERT(is_canonical());
150 }
151
152 mul::mul(ex const & lh, ex const & mh, ex const & rh)
153 {
154     debugmsg("mul constructor from ex,ex,ex",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
155     tinfo_key = TINFO_mul;
156     exvector factors;
157     factors.reserve(3);
158     factors.push_back(lh);
159     factors.push_back(mh);
160     factors.push_back(rh);
161     overall_coeff=_ex1();
162     construct_from_exvector(factors);
163     GINAC_ASSERT(is_canonical());
164 }
165
166 //////////
167 // functions overriding virtual functions from bases classes
168 //////////
169
170 // public
171
172 basic * mul::duplicate() const
173 {
174     debugmsg("mul duplicate",LOGLEVEL_ASSIGNMENT);
175     return new mul(*this);
176 }
177
178 void mul::print(ostream & os, unsigned upper_precedence) const
179 {
180     debugmsg("mul print",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
181     if (precedence<=upper_precedence) os << "(";
182     bool first=true;
183     // first print the overall numeric coefficient:
184     numeric coeff = ex_to_numeric(overall_coeff);
185     if (coeff.csgn()==-1) os << '-';
186     if (!coeff.is_equal(_num1()) &&
187         !coeff.is_equal(_num_1())) {
188         if (coeff.is_rational()) {
189             if (coeff.is_negative())
190                 os << -coeff;
191             else
192                 os << coeff;
193         } else {
194             if (coeff.csgn()==-1)
195                 (-coeff).print(os, precedence);
196             else
197                 coeff.print(os, precedence);
198         }
199         os << '*';
200     }
201     // then proceed with the remaining factors:
202     for (epvector::const_iterator cit=seq.begin(); cit!=seq.end(); ++cit) {
203         if (!first) {
204             os << '*';
205         } else {
206             first=false;
207         }
208         recombine_pair_to_ex(*cit).print(os,precedence);
209     }
210     if (precedence<=upper_precedence) os << ")";
211 }
212
213 void mul::printraw(ostream & os) const
214 {
215     debugmsg("mul printraw",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
216
217     os << "*(";
218     for (epvector::const_iterator it=seq.begin(); it!=seq.end(); ++it) {
219         os << "(";
220         (*it).rest.bp->printraw(os);
221         os << ",";
222         (*it).coeff.bp->printraw(os);
223         os << "),";
224     }
225     os << ",hash=" << hashvalue << ",flags=" << flags;
226     os << ")";
227 }
228
229 void mul::printcsrc(ostream & os, unsigned type, unsigned upper_precedence) const
230 {
231     debugmsg("mul print csrc", LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
232     if (precedence <= upper_precedence)
233         os << "(";
234
235     if (!overall_coeff.is_equal(_ex1())) {
236         overall_coeff.bp->printcsrc(os,type,precedence);
237         os << "*";
238     }
239     
240     // Print arguments, separated by "*" or "/"
241     epvector::const_iterator it = seq.begin();
242     epvector::const_iterator itend = seq.end();
243     while (it != itend) {
244
245         // If the first argument is a negative integer power, it gets printed as "1.0/<expr>"
246         if (it == seq.begin() && ex_to_numeric(it->coeff).is_integer() && it->coeff.compare(_num0()) < 0) {
247             if (type == csrc_types::ctype_cl_N)
248                 os << "recip(";
249             else
250                 os << "1.0/";
251         }
252
253         // If the exponent is 1 or -1, it is left out
254         if (it->coeff.compare(_ex1()) == 0 || it->coeff.compare(_num_1()) == 0)
255             it->rest.bp->printcsrc(os, type, precedence);
256         else
257             // outer parens around ex needed for broken gcc-2.95 parser:
258             (ex(power(it->rest, abs(ex_to_numeric(it->coeff))))).bp->printcsrc(os, type, upper_precedence);
259
260         // Separator is "/" for negative integer powers, "*" otherwise
261         it++;
262         if (it != itend) {
263             if (ex_to_numeric(it->coeff).is_integer() && it->coeff.compare(_num0()) < 0)
264                 os << "/";
265             else
266                 os << "*";
267         }
268     }
269     if (precedence <= upper_precedence)
270         os << ")";
271 }
272
273 bool mul::info(unsigned inf) const
274 {
275     // TODO: optimize
276     if (inf==info_flags::polynomial ||
277         inf==info_flags::integer_polynomial ||
278         inf==info_flags::cinteger_polynomial ||
279         inf==info_flags::rational_polynomial ||
280         inf==info_flags::crational_polynomial ||
281         inf==info_flags::rational_function) {
282         for (epvector::const_iterator it=seq.begin(); it!=seq.end(); ++it) {
283             if (!(recombine_pair_to_ex(*it).info(inf)))
284                 return false;
285         }
286         return overall_coeff.info(inf);
287     } else {
288         return expairseq::info(inf);
289     }
290 }
291
292 typedef vector<int> intvector;
293
294 int mul::degree(symbol const & s) const
295 {
296     int deg_sum=0;
297     for (epvector::const_iterator cit=seq.begin(); cit!=seq.end(); ++cit) {
298         deg_sum+=(*cit).rest.degree(s) * ex_to_numeric((*cit).coeff).to_int();
299     }
300     return deg_sum;
301 }
302
303 int mul::ldegree(symbol const & s) const
304 {
305     int deg_sum=0;
306     for (epvector::const_iterator cit=seq.begin(); cit!=seq.end(); ++cit) {
307         deg_sum+=(*cit).rest.ldegree(s) * ex_to_numeric((*cit).coeff).to_int();
308     }
309     return deg_sum;
310 }
311
312 ex mul::coeff(symbol const & s, int const n) const
313 {
314     exvector coeffseq;
315     coeffseq.reserve(seq.size()+1);
316     
317     if (n==0) {
318         // product of individual coeffs
319         // if a non-zero power of s is found, the resulting product will be 0
320         epvector::const_iterator it=seq.begin();
321         while (it!=seq.end()) {
322             coeffseq.push_back(recombine_pair_to_ex(*it).coeff(s,n));
323             ++it;
324         }
325         coeffseq.push_back(overall_coeff);
326         return (new mul(coeffseq))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
327     }
328          
329     epvector::const_iterator it=seq.begin();
330     bool coeff_found=0;
331     while (it!=seq.end()) {
332         ex t=recombine_pair_to_ex(*it);
333         ex c=t.coeff(s,n);
334         if (!c.is_zero()) {
335             coeffseq.push_back(c);
336             coeff_found=1;
337         } else {
338             coeffseq.push_back(t);
339         }
340         ++it;
341     }
342     if (coeff_found) {
343         coeffseq.push_back(overall_coeff);
344         return (new mul(coeffseq))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
345     }
346     
347     return _ex0();
348 }
349
350 ex mul::eval(int level) const
351 {
352     // simplifications  *(...,x;0) -> 0
353     //                  *(+(x,y,...);c) -> *(+(*(x,c),*(y,c),...)) (c numeric())
354     //                  *(x;1) -> x
355     //                  *(;c) -> c
356
357     debugmsg("mul eval",LOGLEVEL_MEMBER_FUNCTION);
358
359     epvector * evaled_seqp=evalchildren(level);
360     if (evaled_seqp!=0) {
361         // do more evaluation later
362         return (new mul(evaled_seqp,overall_coeff))->
363                    setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
364     }
365
366 #ifdef DO_GINAC_ASSERT
367     for (epvector::const_iterator cit=seq.begin(); cit!=seq.end(); ++cit) {
368         GINAC_ASSERT((!is_ex_exactly_of_type((*cit).rest,mul))||
369                (!(ex_to_numeric((*cit).coeff).is_integer())));
370         GINAC_ASSERT(!((*cit).is_numeric_with_coeff_1()));
371         if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(recombine_pair_to_ex(*cit),numeric)) {
372             printtree(cerr,0);
373         }
374         GINAC_ASSERT(!is_ex_exactly_of_type(recombine_pair_to_ex(*cit),numeric));
375         /* for paranoia */
376         expair p=split_ex_to_pair(recombine_pair_to_ex(*cit));
377         GINAC_ASSERT(p.rest.is_equal((*cit).rest));
378         GINAC_ASSERT(p.coeff.is_equal((*cit).coeff));
379         /* end paranoia */
380     }
381 #endif // def DO_GINAC_ASSERT
382
383     if (flags & status_flags::evaluated) {
384         GINAC_ASSERT(seq.size()>0);
385         GINAC_ASSERT((seq.size()>1)||!overall_coeff.is_equal(_ex1()));
386         return *this;
387     }
388
389     int seq_size=seq.size();
390     if (overall_coeff.is_equal(_ex0())) {
391         // *(...,x;0) -> 0
392         return _ex0();
393     } else if (seq_size==0) {
394         // *(;c) -> c
395         return overall_coeff;
396     } else if ((seq_size==1)&&overall_coeff.is_equal(_ex1())) {
397         // *(x;1) -> x
398         return recombine_pair_to_ex(*(seq.begin()));
399     } else if ((seq_size==1) &&
400                is_ex_exactly_of_type((*seq.begin()).rest,add) &&
401                ex_to_numeric((*seq.begin()).coeff).is_equal(_num1())) {
402         // *(+(x,y,...);c) -> +(*(x,c),*(y,c),...) (c numeric(), no powers of +())
403         add const & addref=ex_to_add((*seq.begin()).rest);
404         epvector distrseq;
405         distrseq.reserve(addref.seq.size());
406         for (epvector::const_iterator cit=addref.seq.begin(); cit!=addref.seq.end(); ++cit) {
407             distrseq.push_back(addref.combine_pair_with_coeff_to_pair(*cit,
408                                    overall_coeff));
409         }
410         return (new add(distrseq,
411                         ex_to_numeric(addref.overall_coeff).
412                         mul_dyn(ex_to_numeric(overall_coeff))))
413             ->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated  |
414                       status_flags::evaluated );
415     }
416     return this->hold();
417 }
418
419 exvector mul::get_indices(void) const
420 {
421     // return union of indices of factors
422     exvector iv;
423     for (epvector::const_iterator cit=seq.begin(); cit!=seq.end(); ++cit) {
424         exvector subiv=(*cit).rest.get_indices();
425         iv.reserve(iv.size()+subiv.size());
426         for (exvector::const_iterator cit2=subiv.begin(); cit2!=subiv.end(); ++cit2) {
427             iv.push_back(*cit2);
428         }
429     }
430     return iv;
431 }
432
433 ex mul::simplify_ncmul(exvector const & v) const
434 {
435     throw(std::logic_error("mul::simplify_ncmul() should never have been called!"));
436 }
437
438 // protected
439
440 int mul::compare_same_type(basic const & other) const
441 {
442     return expairseq::compare_same_type(other);
443 }
444
445 bool mul::is_equal_same_type(basic const & other) const
446 {
447     return expairseq::is_equal_same_type(other);
448 }
449
450 unsigned mul::return_type(void) const
451 {
452     if (seq.size()==0) {
453         // mul without factors: should not happen, but commutes
454         return return_types::commutative;
455     }
456
457     bool all_commutative=1;
458     unsigned rt;
459     epvector::const_iterator cit_noncommutative_element; // point to first found nc element
460
461     for (epvector::const_iterator cit=seq.begin(); cit!=seq.end(); ++cit) {
462         rt=(*cit).rest.return_type();
463         if (rt==return_types::noncommutative_composite) return rt; // one ncc -> mul also ncc
464         if ((rt==return_types::noncommutative)&&(all_commutative)) {
465             // first nc element found, remember position
466             cit_noncommutative_element=cit;
467             all_commutative=0;
468         }
469         if ((rt==return_types::noncommutative)&&(!all_commutative)) {
470             // another nc element found, compare type_infos
471             if ((*cit_noncommutative_element).rest.return_type_tinfo()!=(*cit).rest.return_type_tinfo()) {
472                 // diffent types -> mul is ncc
473                 return return_types::noncommutative_composite;
474             }
475         }
476     }
477     // all factors checked
478     return all_commutative ? return_types::commutative : return_types::noncommutative;
479 }
480    
481 unsigned mul::return_type_tinfo(void) const
482 {
483     if (seq.size()==0) {
484         // mul without factors: should not happen
485         return tinfo_key;
486     }
487     // return type_info of first noncommutative element
488     for (epvector::const_iterator cit=seq.begin(); cit!=seq.end(); ++cit) {
489         if ((*cit).rest.return_type()==return_types::noncommutative) {
490             return (*cit).rest.return_type_tinfo();
491         }
492     }
493     // no noncommutative element found, should not happen
494     return tinfo_key;
495 }
496
497 ex mul::thisexpairseq(epvector const & v, ex const & oc) const
498 {
499     return (new mul(v,oc))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
500 }
501
502 ex mul::thisexpairseq(epvector * vp, ex const & oc) const
503 {
504     return (new mul(vp,oc))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
505 }
506
507 expair mul::split_ex_to_pair(ex const & e) const
508 {
509     if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(e,power)) {
510         power const & powerref=ex_to_power(e);
511         if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(powerref.exponent,numeric)) {
512             return expair(powerref.basis,powerref.exponent);
513         }
514     }
515     return expair(e,_ex1());
516 }
517     
518 expair mul::combine_ex_with_coeff_to_pair(ex const & e,
519                                           ex const & c) const
520 {
521     // to avoid duplication of power simplification rules,
522     // we create a temporary power object
523     // otherwise it would be hard to correctly simplify
524     // expression like (4^(1/3))^(3/2)
525     if (are_ex_trivially_equal(c,_ex1())) {
526         return split_ex_to_pair(e);
527     }
528     return split_ex_to_pair(power(e,c));
529 }
530     
531 expair mul::combine_pair_with_coeff_to_pair(expair const & p,
532                                             ex const & c) const
533 {
534     // to avoid duplication of power simplification rules,
535     // we create a temporary power object
536     // otherwise it would be hard to correctly simplify
537     // expression like (4^(1/3))^(3/2)
538     if (are_ex_trivially_equal(c,_ex1())) {
539         return p;
540     }
541     return split_ex_to_pair(power(recombine_pair_to_ex(p),c));
542 }
543     
544 ex mul::recombine_pair_to_ex(expair const & p) const
545 {
546     // if (p.coeff.compare(_ex1())==0) {
547     // if (are_ex_trivially_equal(p.coeff,_ex1())) {
548     if (ex_to_numeric(p.coeff).is_equal(_num1())) {
549         return p.rest;
550     } else {
551         return power(p.rest,p.coeff);
552     }
553 }
554
555 bool mul::expair_needs_further_processing(epp it)
556 {
557     if (is_ex_exactly_of_type((*it).rest,mul) &&
558         ex_to_numeric((*it).coeff).is_integer()) {
559         // combined pair is product with integer power -> expand it
560         *it=split_ex_to_pair(recombine_pair_to_ex(*it));
561         return true;
562     }
563     if (is_ex_exactly_of_type((*it).rest,numeric)) {
564         expair ep=split_ex_to_pair(recombine_pair_to_ex(*it));
565         if (!ep.is_equal(*it)) {
566             // combined pair is a numeric power which can be simplified
567             *it=ep;
568             return true;
569         }
570         if (ex_to_numeric((*it).coeff).is_equal(_num1())) {
571             // combined pair has coeff 1 and must be moved to the end
572             return true;
573         }
574     }
575     return false;
576 }       
577
578 ex mul::default_overall_coeff(void) const
579 {
580     return _ex1();
581 }
582
583 void mul::combine_overall_coeff(ex const & c)
584 {
585     GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(overall_coeff,numeric));
586     GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(c,numeric));
587     overall_coeff = ex_to_numeric(overall_coeff).mul_dyn(ex_to_numeric(c));
588 }
589
590 void mul::combine_overall_coeff(ex const & c1, ex const & c2)
591 {
592     GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(overall_coeff,numeric));
593     GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(c1,numeric));
594     GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(c2,numeric));
595     overall_coeff = ex_to_numeric(overall_coeff).
596                         mul_dyn(ex_to_numeric(c1).power(ex_to_numeric(c2)));
597 }
598
599 bool mul::can_make_flat(expair const & p) const
600 {
601     GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(p.coeff,numeric));
602     // this assertion will probably fail somewhere
603     // it would require a more careful make_flat, obeying the power laws
604     // probably should return true only if p.coeff is integer
605     return ex_to_numeric(p.coeff).is_equal(_num1());
606 }
607
608 ex mul::expand(unsigned options) const
609 {
610     exvector sub_expanded_seq;
611     intvector positions_of_adds;
612     intvector number_of_add_operands;
613
614     epvector * expanded_seqp=expandchildren(options);
615
616     epvector const & expanded_seq = expanded_seqp==0 ? seq : *expanded_seqp;
617
618     positions_of_adds.resize(expanded_seq.size());
619     number_of_add_operands.resize(expanded_seq.size());
620
621     int number_of_adds=0;
622     int number_of_expanded_terms=1;
623
624     unsigned current_position=0;
625     epvector::const_iterator last=expanded_seq.end();
626     for (epvector::const_iterator cit=expanded_seq.begin(); cit!=last; ++cit) {
627         if (is_ex_exactly_of_type((*cit).rest,add)&&
628             (ex_to_numeric((*cit).coeff).is_equal(_num1()))) {
629             positions_of_adds[number_of_adds]=current_position;
630             add const & expanded_addref=ex_to_add((*cit).rest);
631             unsigned addref_nops=expanded_addref.nops();
632             number_of_add_operands[number_of_adds]=addref_nops;
633             number_of_expanded_terms *= addref_nops;
634             number_of_adds++;
635         }
636         current_position++;
637     }
638
639     if (number_of_adds==0) {
640         if (expanded_seqp==0) {
641             return this->setflag(status_flags::expanded);
642         }
643         return (new mul(expanded_seqp,overall_coeff))->
644                      setflag(status_flags::dynallocated ||
645                              status_flags::expanded);
646     }
647
648     exvector distrseq;
649     distrseq.reserve(number_of_expanded_terms);
650
651     intvector k;
652     k.resize(number_of_adds);
653     
654     int l;
655     for (l=0; l<number_of_adds; l++) {
656         k[l]=0;
657     }
658
659     while (1) {
660         epvector term;
661         term=expanded_seq;
662         for (l=0; l<number_of_adds; l++) {
663             add const & addref=ex_to_add(expanded_seq[positions_of_adds[l]].rest);
664             GINAC_ASSERT(term[positions_of_adds[l]].coeff.compare(_ex1())==0);
665             term[positions_of_adds[l]]=split_ex_to_pair(addref.op(k[l]));
666         }
667         /*
668         cout << "mul::expand() term begin" << endl;
669         for (epvector::const_iterator cit=term.begin(); cit!=term.end(); ++cit) {
670             cout << "rest" << endl;
671             (*cit).rest.printtree(cout);
672             cout << "coeff" << endl;
673             (*cit).coeff.printtree(cout);
674         }
675         cout << "mul::expand() term end" << endl;
676         */
677         distrseq.push_back((new mul(term,overall_coeff))->
678                                 setflag(status_flags::dynallocated |
679                                         status_flags::expanded));
680
681         // increment k[]
682         l=number_of_adds-1;
683         while ((l>=0)&&((++k[l])>=number_of_add_operands[l])) {
684             k[l]=0;    
685             l--;
686         }
687         if (l<0) break;
688     }
689
690     if (expanded_seqp!=0) {
691         delete expanded_seqp;
692     }
693     /*
694     cout << "mul::expand() distrseq begin" << endl;
695     for (exvector::const_iterator cit=distrseq.begin(); cit!=distrseq.end(); ++cit) {
696         (*cit).printtree(cout);
697     }
698     cout << "mul::expand() distrseq end" << endl;
699     */
700
701     return (new add(distrseq))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated |
702                                         status_flags::expanded);
703 }
704
705 //////////
706 // new virtual functions which can be overridden by derived classes
707 //////////
708
709 // none
710
711 //////////
712 // non-virtual functions in this class
713 //////////
714
715 epvector * mul::expandchildren(unsigned options) const
716 {
717     epvector::const_iterator last=seq.end();
718     epvector::const_iterator cit=seq.begin();
719     while (cit!=last) {
720         ex const & factor=recombine_pair_to_ex(*cit);
721         ex const & expanded_factor=factor.expand(options);
722         if (!are_ex_trivially_equal(factor,expanded_factor)) {
723
724             // something changed, copy seq, eval and return it
725             epvector *s=new epvector;
726             s->reserve(seq.size());
727
728             // copy parts of seq which are known not to have changed
729             epvector::const_iterator cit2=seq.begin();
730             while (cit2!=cit) {
731                 s->push_back(*cit2);
732                 ++cit2;
733             }
734             // copy first changed element
735             s->push_back(split_ex_to_pair(expanded_factor));
736             ++cit2;
737             // copy rest
738             while (cit2!=last) {
739                 s->push_back(split_ex_to_pair(recombine_pair_to_ex(*cit2).expand(options)));
740                 ++cit2;
741             }
742             return s;
743         }
744         ++cit;
745     }
746     
747     return 0; // nothing has changed
748 }
749    
750 //////////
751 // static member variables
752 //////////
753
754 // protected
755
756 unsigned mul::precedence=50;
757
758
759 //////////
760 // global constants
761 //////////
762
763 const mul some_mul;
764 type_info const & typeid_mul=typeid(some_mul);
765
766 #ifndef NO_GINAC_NAMESPACE
767 } // namespace GiNaC
768 #endif // ndef NO_GINAC_NAMESPACE