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1 /** @file power.cpp
2  *
3  *  Implementation of GiNaC's symbolic exponentiation (basis^exponent). */
4
5 /*
6  *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
7  *
8  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
11  *  (at your option) any later version.
12  *
13  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
16  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
17  *
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19  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20  *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
21  */
22
23 #include <vector>
24 #include <iostream>
25 #include <stdexcept>
26
27 #include "power.h"
28 #include "expairseq.h"
29 #include "add.h"
30 #include "mul.h"
31 #include "numeric.h"
32 #include "inifcns.h"
33 #include "relational.h"
34 #include "symbol.h"
35 #include "archive.h"
36 #include "debugmsg.h"
37 #include "utils.h"
38
39 #ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
40 namespace GiNaC {
41 #endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
42
43 GINAC_IMPLEMENT_REGISTERED_CLASS(power, basic)
44
45 typedef std::vector<int> intvector;
46
47 //////////
48 // default constructor, destructor, copy constructor assignment operator and helpers
49 //////////
50
51 // public
52
53 power::power() : basic(TINFO_power)
54 {
55         debugmsg("power default constructor",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
56 }
57
58 power::~power()
59 {
60         debugmsg("power destructor",LOGLEVEL_DESTRUCT);
61         destroy(0);
62 }
63
64 power::power(const power & other)
65 {
66         debugmsg("power copy constructor",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
67         copy(other);
68 }
69
70 const power & power::operator=(const power & other)
71 {
72         debugmsg("power operator=",LOGLEVEL_ASSIGNMENT);
73         if (this != &other) {
74                 destroy(1);
75                 copy(other);
76         }
77         return *this;
78 }
79
80 // protected
81
82 void power::copy(const power & other)
83 {
84         inherited::copy(other);
85         basis=other.basis;
86         exponent=other.exponent;
87 }
88
89 void power::destroy(bool call_parent)
90 {
91         if (call_parent) inherited::destroy(call_parent);
92 }
93
94 //////////
95 // other constructors
96 //////////
97
98 // public
99
100 power::power(const ex & lh, const ex & rh) : basic(TINFO_power), basis(lh), exponent(rh)
101 {
102         debugmsg("power constructor from ex,ex",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
103         GINAC_ASSERT(basis.return_type()==return_types::commutative);
104 }
105
106 power::power(const ex & lh, const numeric & rh) : basic(TINFO_power), basis(lh), exponent(rh)
107 {
108         debugmsg("power constructor from ex,numeric",LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
109         GINAC_ASSERT(basis.return_type()==return_types::commutative);
110 }
111
112 //////////
113 // archiving
114 //////////
115
116 /** Construct object from archive_node. */
117 power::power(const archive_node &n, const lst &sym_lst) : inherited(n, sym_lst)
118 {
119         debugmsg("power constructor from archive_node", LOGLEVEL_CONSTRUCT);
120         n.find_ex("basis", basis, sym_lst);
121         n.find_ex("exponent", exponent, sym_lst);
122 }
123
124 /** Unarchive the object. */
125 ex power::unarchive(const archive_node &n, const lst &sym_lst)
126 {
127         return (new power(n, sym_lst))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
128 }
129
130 /** Archive the object. */
131 void power::archive(archive_node &n) const
132 {
133         inherited::archive(n);
134         n.add_ex("basis", basis);
135         n.add_ex("exponent", exponent);
136 }
137
138 //////////
139 // functions overriding virtual functions from bases classes
140 //////////
141
142 // public
143
144 basic * power::duplicate() const
145 {
146         debugmsg("power duplicate",LOGLEVEL_DUPLICATE);
147         return new power(*this);
148 }
149
150 void power::print(std::ostream & os, unsigned upper_precedence) const
151 {
152         debugmsg("power print",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
153         if (exponent.is_equal(_ex1_2())) {
154                 os << "sqrt(" << basis << ")";
155         } else {
156                 if (precedence<=upper_precedence) os << "(";
157                 basis.print(os,precedence);
158                 os << "^";
159                 exponent.print(os,precedence);
160                 if (precedence<=upper_precedence) os << ")";
161         }
162 }
163
164 void power::printraw(std::ostream & os) const
165 {
166         debugmsg("power printraw",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
167
168         os << "power(";
169         basis.printraw(os);
170         os << ",";
171         exponent.printraw(os);
172         os << ",hash=" << hashvalue << ",flags=" << flags << ")";
173 }
174
175 void power::printtree(std::ostream & os, unsigned indent) const
176 {
177         debugmsg("power printtree",LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
178
179         os << std::string(indent,' ') << "power: "
180            << "hash=" << hashvalue
181            << " (0x" << std::hex << hashvalue << std::dec << ")"
182            << ", flags=" << flags << std::endl;
183         basis.printtree(os, indent+delta_indent);
184         exponent.printtree(os, indent+delta_indent);
185 }
186
187 static void print_sym_pow(std::ostream & os, unsigned type, const symbol &x, int exp)
188 {
189         // Optimal output of integer powers of symbols to aid compiler CSE
190         if (exp == 1) {
191                 x.printcsrc(os, type, 0);
192         } else if (exp == 2) {
193                 x.printcsrc(os, type, 0);
194                 os << "*";
195                 x.printcsrc(os, type, 0);
196         } else if (exp & 1) {
197                 x.printcsrc(os, 0);
198                 os << "*";
199                 print_sym_pow(os, type, x, exp-1);
200         } else {
201                 os << "(";
202                 print_sym_pow(os, type, x, exp >> 1);
203                 os << ")*(";
204                 print_sym_pow(os, type, x, exp >> 1);
205                 os << ")";
206         }
207 }
208
209 void power::printcsrc(std::ostream & os, unsigned type, unsigned upper_precedence) const
210 {
211         debugmsg("power print csrc", LOGLEVEL_PRINT);
212         
213         // Integer powers of symbols are printed in a special, optimized way
214         if (exponent.info(info_flags::integer) &&
215                 (is_ex_exactly_of_type(basis, symbol) ||
216                  is_ex_exactly_of_type(basis, constant))) {
217                 int exp = ex_to_numeric(exponent).to_int();
218                 if (exp > 0)
219                         os << "(";
220                 else {
221                         exp = -exp;
222                         if (type == csrc_types::ctype_cl_N)
223                                 os << "recip(";
224                         else
225                                 os << "1.0/(";
226                 }
227                 print_sym_pow(os, type, static_cast<const symbol &>(*basis.bp), exp);
228                 os << ")";
229
230         // <expr>^-1 is printed as "1.0/<expr>" or with the recip() function of CLN
231         } else if (exponent.compare(_num_1()) == 0) {
232                 if (type == csrc_types::ctype_cl_N)
233                         os << "recip(";
234                 else
235                         os << "1.0/(";
236                 basis.bp->printcsrc(os, type, 0);
237                 os << ")";
238
239         // Otherwise, use the pow() or expt() (CLN) functions
240         } else {
241                 if (type == csrc_types::ctype_cl_N)
242                         os << "expt(";
243                 else
244                         os << "pow(";
245                 basis.bp->printcsrc(os, type, 0);
246                 os << ",";
247                 exponent.bp->printcsrc(os, type, 0);
248                 os << ")";
249         }
250 }
251
252 bool power::info(unsigned inf) const
253 {
254         switch (inf) {
255                 case info_flags::polynomial:
256                 case info_flags::integer_polynomial:
257                 case info_flags::cinteger_polynomial:
258                 case info_flags::rational_polynomial:
259                 case info_flags::crational_polynomial:
260                         return exponent.info(info_flags::nonnegint);
261                 case info_flags::rational_function:
262                         return exponent.info(info_flags::integer);
263                 case info_flags::algebraic:
264                         return (!exponent.info(info_flags::integer) ||
265                                         basis.info(inf));
266         }
267         return inherited::info(inf);
268 }
269
270 unsigned power::nops() const
271 {
272         return 2;
273 }
274
275 ex & power::let_op(int i)
276 {
277         GINAC_ASSERT(i>=0);
278         GINAC_ASSERT(i<2);
279
280         return i==0 ? basis : exponent;
281 }
282
283 int power::degree(const symbol & s) const
284 {
285         if (is_exactly_of_type(*exponent.bp,numeric)) {
286                 if ((*basis.bp).compare(s)==0)
287                         return ex_to_numeric(exponent).to_int();
288                 else
289                         return basis.degree(s) * ex_to_numeric(exponent).to_int();
290         }
291         return 0;
292 }
293
294 int power::ldegree(const symbol & s) const 
295 {
296         if (is_exactly_of_type(*exponent.bp,numeric)) {
297                 if ((*basis.bp).compare(s)==0)
298                         return ex_to_numeric(exponent).to_int();
299                 else
300                         return basis.ldegree(s) * ex_to_numeric(exponent).to_int();
301         }
302         return 0;
303 }
304
305 ex power::coeff(const symbol & s, int n) const
306 {
307         if ((*basis.bp).compare(s)!=0) {
308                 // basis not equal to s
309                 if (n==0) {
310                         return *this;
311                 } else {
312                         return _ex0();
313                 }
314         } else if (is_exactly_of_type(*exponent.bp,numeric)&&
315                            (static_cast<const numeric &>(*exponent.bp).compare(numeric(n))==0)) {
316                 return _ex1();
317         }
318
319         return _ex0();
320 }
321
322 ex power::eval(int level) const
323 {
324         // simplifications: ^(x,0) -> 1 (0^0 handled here)
325         //                  ^(x,1) -> x
326         //                  ^(0,c1) -> 0 or exception (depending on real value of c1)
327         //                  ^(1,x) -> 1
328         //                  ^(c1,c2) -> *(c1^n,c1^(c2-n)) (c1, c2 numeric(), 0<(c2-n)<1 except if c1,c2 are rational, but c1^c2 is not)
329         //                  ^(^(x,c1),c2) -> ^(x,c1*c2) (c1, c2 numeric(), c2 integer or -1 < c1 <= 1, case c1=1 should not happen, see below!)
330         //                  ^(*(x,y,z),c1) -> *(x^c1,y^c1,z^c1) (c1 integer)
331         //                  ^(*(x,c1),c2) -> ^(x,c2)*c1^c2 (c1, c2 numeric(), c1>0)
332         //                  ^(*(x,c1),c2) -> ^(-x,c2)*c1^c2 (c1, c2 numeric(), c1<0)
333         
334         debugmsg("power eval",LOGLEVEL_MEMBER_FUNCTION);
335         
336         if ((level==1) && (flags & status_flags::evaluated))
337                 return *this;
338         else if (level == -max_recursion_level)
339                 throw(std::runtime_error("max recursion level reached"));
340         
341         const ex & ebasis    = level==1 ? basis    : basis.eval(level-1);
342         const ex & eexponent = level==1 ? exponent : exponent.eval(level-1);
343         
344         bool basis_is_numerical = 0;
345         bool exponent_is_numerical = 0;
346         numeric * num_basis;
347         numeric * num_exponent;
348         
349         if (is_exactly_of_type(*ebasis.bp,numeric)) {
350                 basis_is_numerical = 1;
351                 num_basis = static_cast<numeric *>(ebasis.bp);
352         }
353         if (is_exactly_of_type(*eexponent.bp,numeric)) {
354                 exponent_is_numerical = 1;
355                 num_exponent = static_cast<numeric *>(eexponent.bp);
356         }
357         
358         // ^(x,0) -> 1 (0^0 also handled here)
359         if (eexponent.is_zero())
360                 if (ebasis.is_zero())
361                         throw (std::domain_error("power::eval(): pow(0,0) is undefined"));
362                 else
363                         return _ex1();
364         
365         // ^(x,1) -> x
366         if (eexponent.is_equal(_ex1()))
367                 return ebasis;
368         
369         // ^(0,c1) -> 0 or exception (depending on real value of c1)
370         if (ebasis.is_zero() && exponent_is_numerical) {
371                 if ((num_exponent->real()).is_zero())
372                         throw (std::domain_error("power::eval(): pow(0,I) is undefined"));
373                 else if ((num_exponent->real()).is_negative())
374                         throw (pole_error("power::eval(): division by zero",1));
375                 else
376                         return _ex0();
377         }
378         
379         // ^(1,x) -> 1
380         if (ebasis.is_equal(_ex1()))
381                 return _ex1();
382         
383         if (basis_is_numerical && exponent_is_numerical) {
384                 // ^(c1,c2) -> c1^c2 (c1, c2 numeric(),
385                 // except if c1,c2 are rational, but c1^c2 is not)
386                 bool basis_is_crational = num_basis->is_crational();
387                 bool exponent_is_crational = num_exponent->is_crational();
388                 numeric res = (*num_basis).power(*num_exponent);
389                 
390                 if ((!basis_is_crational || !exponent_is_crational)
391                         || res.is_crational()) {
392                         return res;
393                 }
394                 GINAC_ASSERT(!num_exponent->is_integer());  // has been handled by now
395                 // ^(c1,n/m) -> *(c1^q,c1^(n/m-q)), 0<(n/m-h)<1, q integer
396                 if (basis_is_crational && exponent_is_crational
397                         && num_exponent->is_real()
398                         && !num_exponent->is_integer()) {
399                         numeric n = num_exponent->numer();
400                         numeric m = num_exponent->denom();
401                         numeric r;
402                         numeric q = iquo(n, m, r);
403                         if (r.is_negative()) {
404                                 r = r.add(m);
405                                 q = q.sub(_num1());
406                         }
407                         if (q.is_zero())  // the exponent was in the allowed range 0<(n/m)<1
408                                 return this->hold();
409                         else {
410                                 epvector res;
411                                 res.push_back(expair(ebasis,r.div(m)));
412                                 return (new mul(res,ex(num_basis->power(q))))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated | status_flags::evaluated);
413                         }
414                 }
415         }
416         
417         // ^(^(x,c1),c2) -> ^(x,c1*c2)
418         // (c1, c2 numeric(), c2 integer or -1 < c1 <= 1,
419         // case c1==1 should not happen, see below!)
420         if (exponent_is_numerical && is_ex_exactly_of_type(ebasis,power)) {
421                 const power & sub_power = ex_to_power(ebasis);
422                 const ex & sub_basis = sub_power.basis;
423                 const ex & sub_exponent = sub_power.exponent;
424                 if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(sub_exponent,numeric)) {
425                         const numeric & num_sub_exponent = ex_to_numeric(sub_exponent);
426                         GINAC_ASSERT(num_sub_exponent!=numeric(1));
427                         if (num_exponent->is_integer() || abs(num_sub_exponent)<1) {
428                                 return power(sub_basis,num_sub_exponent.mul(*num_exponent));
429                         }
430                 }
431         }
432         
433         // ^(*(x,y,z),c1) -> *(x^c1,y^c1,z^c1) (c1 integer)
434         if (exponent_is_numerical && num_exponent->is_integer() &&
435                 is_ex_exactly_of_type(ebasis,mul)) {
436                 return expand_mul(ex_to_mul(ebasis), *num_exponent);
437         }
438         
439         // ^(*(...,x;c1),c2) -> ^(*(...,x;1),c2)*c1^c2 (c1, c2 numeric(), c1>0)
440         // ^(*(...,x,c1),c2) -> ^(*(...,x;-1),c2)*(-c1)^c2 (c1, c2 numeric(), c1<0)
441         if (exponent_is_numerical && is_ex_exactly_of_type(ebasis,mul)) {
442                 GINAC_ASSERT(!num_exponent->is_integer()); // should have been handled above
443                 const mul & mulref=ex_to_mul(ebasis);
444                 if (!mulref.overall_coeff.is_equal(_ex1())) {
445                         const numeric & num_coeff=ex_to_numeric(mulref.overall_coeff);
446                         if (num_coeff.is_real()) {
447                                 if (num_coeff.is_positive()>0) {
448                                         mul * mulp=new mul(mulref);
449                                         mulp->overall_coeff=_ex1();
450                                         mulp->clearflag(status_flags::evaluated);
451                                         mulp->clearflag(status_flags::hash_calculated);
452                                         return (new mul(power(*mulp,exponent),
453                                                                         power(num_coeff,*num_exponent)))->
454                                                 setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
455                                 } else {
456                                         GINAC_ASSERT(num_coeff.compare(_num0())<0);
457                                         if (num_coeff.compare(_num_1())!=0) {
458                                                 mul * mulp=new mul(mulref);
459                                                 mulp->overall_coeff=_ex_1();
460                                                 mulp->clearflag(status_flags::evaluated);
461                                                 mulp->clearflag(status_flags::hash_calculated);
462                                                 return (new mul(power(*mulp,exponent),
463                                                                                 power(abs(num_coeff),*num_exponent)))->
464                                                         setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
465                                         }
466                                 }
467                         }
468                 }
469         }
470                 
471         if (are_ex_trivially_equal(ebasis,basis) &&
472                 are_ex_trivially_equal(eexponent,exponent)) {
473                 return this->hold();
474         }
475         return (new power(ebasis, eexponent))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated |
476                                                                                                    status_flags::evaluated);
477 }
478
479 ex power::evalf(int level) const
480 {
481         debugmsg("power evalf",LOGLEVEL_MEMBER_FUNCTION);
482
483         ex ebasis;
484         ex eexponent;
485         
486         if (level==1) {
487                 ebasis = basis;
488                 eexponent = exponent;
489         } else if (level == -max_recursion_level) {
490                 throw(std::runtime_error("max recursion level reached"));
491         } else {
492                 ebasis = basis.evalf(level-1);
493                 if (!is_ex_exactly_of_type(eexponent,numeric))
494                         eexponent = exponent.evalf(level-1);
495                 else
496                         eexponent = exponent;
497         }
498
499         return power(ebasis,eexponent);
500 }
501
502 ex power::subs(const lst & ls, const lst & lr) const
503 {
504         const ex & subsed_basis=basis.subs(ls,lr);
505         const ex & subsed_exponent=exponent.subs(ls,lr);
506
507         if (are_ex_trivially_equal(basis,subsed_basis)&&
508                 are_ex_trivially_equal(exponent,subsed_exponent)) {
509                 return *this;
510         }
511         
512         return power(subsed_basis, subsed_exponent);
513 }
514
515 ex power::simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const
516 {
517         return inherited::simplify_ncmul(v);
518 }
519
520 // protected
521
522 /** Implementation of ex::diff() for a power.
523  *  @see ex::diff */
524 ex power::derivative(const symbol & s) const
525 {
526         if (exponent.info(info_flags::real)) {
527                 // D(b^r) = r * b^(r-1) * D(b) (faster than the formula below)
528                 epvector newseq;
529                 newseq.reserve(2);
530                 newseq.push_back(expair(basis, exponent - _ex1()));
531                 newseq.push_back(expair(basis.diff(s), _ex1()));
532                 return mul(newseq, exponent);
533         } else {
534                 // D(b^e) = b^e * (D(e)*ln(b) + e*D(b)/b)
535                 return mul(power(basis, exponent),
536                                    add(mul(exponent.diff(s), log(basis)),
537                                            mul(mul(exponent, basis.diff(s)), power(basis, -1))));
538         }
539 }
540
541 int power::compare_same_type(const basic & other) const
542 {
543         GINAC_ASSERT(is_exactly_of_type(other, power));
544         const power & o=static_cast<const power &>(const_cast<basic &>(other));
545
546         int cmpval;
547         cmpval=basis.compare(o.basis);
548         if (cmpval==0) {
549                 return exponent.compare(o.exponent);
550         }
551         return cmpval;
552 }
553
554 unsigned power::return_type(void) const
555 {
556         return basis.return_type();
557 }
558    
559 unsigned power::return_type_tinfo(void) const
560 {
561         return basis.return_type_tinfo();
562 }
563
564 ex power::expand(unsigned options) const
565 {
566         if (flags & status_flags::expanded)
567                 return *this;
568         
569         ex expanded_basis = basis.expand(options);
570         
571         if (!is_ex_exactly_of_type(exponent,numeric) ||
572                 !ex_to_numeric(exponent).is_integer()) {
573                 if (are_ex_trivially_equal(basis,expanded_basis)) {
574                         return this->hold();
575                 } else {
576                         return (new power(expanded_basis,exponent))->
577                                 setflag(status_flags::dynallocated |
578                                                 status_flags::expanded);
579                 }
580         }
581         
582         // integer numeric exponent
583         const numeric & num_exponent = ex_to_numeric(exponent);
584         int int_exponent = num_exponent.to_int();
585         
586         if (int_exponent > 0 && is_ex_exactly_of_type(expanded_basis,add)) {
587                 return expand_add(ex_to_add(expanded_basis), int_exponent);
588         }
589         
590         if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(expanded_basis,mul)) {
591                 return expand_mul(ex_to_mul(expanded_basis), num_exponent);
592         }
593         
594         // cannot expand further
595         if (are_ex_trivially_equal(basis,expanded_basis)) {
596                 return this->hold();
597         } else {
598                 return (new power(expanded_basis,exponent))->
599                            setflag(status_flags::dynallocated |
600                                            status_flags::expanded);
601         }
602 }
603
604 //////////
605 // new virtual functions which can be overridden by derived classes
606 //////////
607
608 // none
609
610 //////////
611 // non-virtual functions in this class
612 //////////
613
614 /** expand a^n where a is an add and n is an integer.
615  *  @see power::expand */
616 ex power::expand_add(const add & a, int n) const
617 {
618         if (n==2)
619                 return expand_add_2(a);
620         
621         int m = a.nops();
622         exvector sum;
623         sum.reserve((n+1)*(m-1));
624         intvector k(m-1);
625         intvector k_cum(m-1); // k_cum[l]:=sum(i=0,l,k[l]);
626         intvector upper_limit(m-1);
627         int l;
628         
629         for (int l=0; l<m-1; l++) {
630                 k[l] = 0;
631                 k_cum[l] = 0;
632                 upper_limit[l] = n;
633         }
634         
635         while (1) {
636                 exvector term;
637                 term.reserve(m+1);
638                 for (l=0; l<m-1; l++) {
639                         const ex & b = a.op(l);
640                         GINAC_ASSERT(!is_ex_exactly_of_type(b,add));
641                         GINAC_ASSERT(!is_ex_exactly_of_type(b,power)||
642                                                  !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(b).exponent,numeric)||
643                                                  !ex_to_numeric(ex_to_power(b).exponent).is_pos_integer()||
644                                                  !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(b).basis,add)||
645                                                  !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(b).basis,mul)||
646                                                  !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(b).basis,power));
647                         if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(b,mul)) {
648                                 term.push_back(expand_mul(ex_to_mul(b),numeric(k[l])));
649                         } else {
650                                 term.push_back(power(b,k[l]));
651                         }
652                 }
653                 
654                 const ex & b = a.op(l);
655                 GINAC_ASSERT(!is_ex_exactly_of_type(b,add));
656                 GINAC_ASSERT(!is_ex_exactly_of_type(b,power)||
657                                          !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(b).exponent,numeric)||
658                                          !ex_to_numeric(ex_to_power(b).exponent).is_pos_integer()||
659                                          !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(b).basis,add)||
660                                          !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(b).basis,mul)||
661                                          !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(b).basis,power));
662                 if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(b,mul)) {
663                         term.push_back(expand_mul(ex_to_mul(b),numeric(n-k_cum[m-2])));
664                 } else {
665                         term.push_back(power(b,n-k_cum[m-2]));
666                 }
667                 
668                 numeric f = binomial(numeric(n),numeric(k[0]));
669                 for (l=1; l<m-1; l++) {
670                         f=f*binomial(numeric(n-k_cum[l-1]),numeric(k[l]));
671                 }
672                 term.push_back(f);
673
674                 /*
675                 cout << "begin term" << endl;
676                 for (int i=0; i<m-1; i++) {
677                         cout << "k[" << i << "]=" << k[i] << endl;
678                         cout << "k_cum[" << i << "]=" << k_cum[i] << endl;
679                         cout << "upper_limit[" << i << "]=" << upper_limit[i] << endl;
680                 }
681                 for (exvector::const_iterator cit=term.begin(); cit!=term.end(); ++cit) {
682                         cout << *cit << endl;
683                 }
684                 cout << "end term" << endl;
685                 */
686
687                 // TODO: optimize this
688                 sum.push_back((new mul(term))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated));
689                 
690                 // increment k[]
691                 l=m-2;
692                 while ((l>=0)&&((++k[l])>upper_limit[l])) {
693                         k[l]=0;    
694                         l--;
695                 }
696                 if (l<0) break;
697
698                 // recalc k_cum[] and upper_limit[]
699                 if (l==0) {
700                         k_cum[0]=k[0];
701                 } else {
702                         k_cum[l]=k_cum[l-1]+k[l];
703                 }
704                 for (int i=l+1; i<m-1; i++) {
705                         k_cum[i]=k_cum[i-1]+k[i];
706                 }
707
708                 for (int i=l+1; i<m-1; i++) {
709                         upper_limit[i]=n-k_cum[i-1];
710                 }   
711         }
712         return (new add(sum))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated |
713                                                                    status_flags::expanded );
714 }
715
716
717 /** Special case of power::expand_add. Expands a^2 where a is an add.
718  *  @see power::expand_add */
719 ex power::expand_add_2(const add & a) const
720 {
721         epvector sum;
722         unsigned a_nops=a.nops();
723         sum.reserve((a_nops*(a_nops+1))/2);
724         epvector::const_iterator last=a.seq.end();
725
726         // power(+(x,...,z;c),2)=power(+(x,...,z;0),2)+2*c*+(x,...,z;0)+c*c
727         // first part: ignore overall_coeff and expand other terms
728         for (epvector::const_iterator cit0=a.seq.begin(); cit0!=last; ++cit0) {
729                 const ex & r=(*cit0).rest;
730                 const ex & c=(*cit0).coeff;
731                 
732                 GINAC_ASSERT(!is_ex_exactly_of_type(r,add));
733                 GINAC_ASSERT(!is_ex_exactly_of_type(r,power)||
734                            !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(r).exponent,numeric)||
735                            !ex_to_numeric(ex_to_power(r).exponent).is_pos_integer()||
736                            !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(r).basis,add)||
737                            !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(r).basis,mul)||
738                            !is_ex_exactly_of_type(ex_to_power(r).basis,power));
739
740                 if (are_ex_trivially_equal(c,_ex1())) {
741                         if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(r,mul)) {
742                                 sum.push_back(expair(expand_mul(ex_to_mul(r),_num2()),_ex1()));
743                         } else {
744                                 sum.push_back(expair((new power(r,_ex2()))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated),
745                                                                          _ex1()));
746                         }
747                 } else {
748                         if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(r,mul)) {
749                                 sum.push_back(expair(expand_mul(ex_to_mul(r),_num2()),
750                                                                          ex_to_numeric(c).power_dyn(_num2())));
751                         } else {
752                                 sum.push_back(expair((new power(r,_ex2()))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated),
753                                                                          ex_to_numeric(c).power_dyn(_num2())));
754                         }
755                 }
756                         
757                 for (epvector::const_iterator cit1=cit0+1; cit1!=last; ++cit1) {
758                         const ex & r1=(*cit1).rest;
759                         const ex & c1=(*cit1).coeff;
760                         sum.push_back(a.combine_ex_with_coeff_to_pair((new mul(r,r1))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated),
761                                                                                                                   _num2().mul(ex_to_numeric(c)).mul_dyn(ex_to_numeric(c1))));
762                 }
763         }
764
765         GINAC_ASSERT(sum.size()==(a.seq.size()*(a.seq.size()+1))/2);
766
767         // second part: add terms coming from overall_factor (if != 0)
768         if (!a.overall_coeff.is_equal(_ex0())) {
769                 for (epvector::const_iterator cit=a.seq.begin(); cit!=a.seq.end(); ++cit) {
770                         sum.push_back(a.combine_pair_with_coeff_to_pair(*cit,ex_to_numeric(a.overall_coeff).mul_dyn(_num2())));
771                 }
772                 sum.push_back(expair(ex_to_numeric(a.overall_coeff).power_dyn(_num2()),_ex1()));
773         }
774                 
775         GINAC_ASSERT(sum.size()==(a_nops*(a_nops+1))/2);
776         
777         return (new add(sum))->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated |
778                                                                    status_flags::expanded );
779 }
780
781 /** Expand factors of m in m^n where m is a mul and n is and integer
782  *  @see power::expand */
783 ex power::expand_mul(const mul & m, const numeric & n) const
784 {
785         if (n.is_equal(_num0()))
786                 return _ex1();
787         
788         epvector distrseq;
789         distrseq.reserve(m.seq.size());
790         epvector::const_iterator last = m.seq.end();
791         epvector::const_iterator cit = m.seq.begin();
792         while (cit!=last) {
793                 if (is_ex_exactly_of_type((*cit).rest,numeric)) {
794                         distrseq.push_back(m.combine_pair_with_coeff_to_pair(*cit,n));
795                 } else {
796                         // it is safe not to call mul::combine_pair_with_coeff_to_pair()
797                         // since n is an integer
798                         distrseq.push_back(expair((*cit).rest,
799                                                                           ex_to_numeric((*cit).coeff).mul(n)));
800                 }
801                 ++cit;
802         }
803         return (new mul(distrseq,ex_to_numeric(m.overall_coeff).power_dyn(n)))
804                 ->setflag(status_flags::dynallocated);
805 }
806
807 /*
808 ex power::expand_commutative_3(const ex & basis, const numeric & exponent,
809                                                          unsigned options) const
810 {
811         // obsolete
812
813         exvector distrseq;
814         epvector splitseq;
815
816         const add & addref=static_cast<const add &>(*basis.bp);
817
818         splitseq=addref.seq;
819         splitseq.pop_back();
820         ex first_operands=add(splitseq);
821         ex last_operand=addref.recombine_pair_to_ex(*(addref.seq.end()-1));
822         
823         int n=exponent.to_int();
824         for (int k=0; k<=n; k++) {
825                 distrseq.push_back(binomial(n,k)*power(first_operands,numeric(k))*
826                                                    power(last_operand,numeric(n-k)));
827         }
828         return ex((new add(distrseq))->setflag(status_flags::expanded |
829                                                                                    status_flags::dynallocated )).
830                    expand(options);
831 }
832 */
833
834 /*
835 ex power::expand_noncommutative(const ex & basis, const numeric & exponent,
836                                                                 unsigned options) const
837 {
838         ex rest_power=ex(power(basis,exponent.add(_num_1()))).
839                                   expand(options | expand_options::internal_do_not_expand_power_operands);
840
841         return ex(mul(rest_power,basis),0).
842                    expand(options | expand_options::internal_do_not_expand_mul_operands);
843 }
844 */
845
846 //////////
847 // static member variables
848 //////////
849
850 // protected
851
852 unsigned power::precedence = 60;
853
854 //////////
855 // global constants
856 //////////
857
858 const power some_power;
859 const type_info & typeid_power=typeid(some_power);
860
861 // helper function
862
863 ex sqrt(const ex & a)
864 {
865         return power(a,_ex1_2());
866 }
867
868 #ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
869 } // namespace GiNaC
870 #endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC