* Interface to GiNaC's indices. */
/*
- * GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+ * GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2002 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
/** Check whether the dimension is symbolic. */
bool is_dim_symbolic(void) const {return !is_exactly_a<numeric>(dim);}
+ /** Make a new index with the same value but a different dimension. */
+ ex replace_dim(const ex & new_dim) const;
+
+ /** Return the minimum of the dimensions of this and another index.
+ * If this is undecidable, throw an exception. */
+ ex minimal_dim(const idx & other) const;
+
protected:
ex value; /**< Expression that constitutes the index (numeric or symbolic name) */
ex dim; /**< Dimension of space (can be symbolic or numeric) */