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* Added realsymbol class.
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index c7dbfbe6b0508240d0666b1770c18f782568ab0c..08758f563461f209892e654acb967e3ef1e57901 100644 (file)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *  functions. */
 
 /*
- *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+ *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2004 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
 #include "constant.h"
 #include "numeric.h"
 #include "power.h"
+#include "operators.h"
 #include "relational.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "pseries.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-#ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
 namespace GiNaC {
-#endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
 
 //////////
 // exponential function
@@ -44,30 +43,29 @@ namespace GiNaC {
 
 static ex exp_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-               TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(exp(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return exp(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return exp(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric exp(numeric)
+       return exp(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex exp_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        // exp(0) -> 1
        if (x.is_zero()) {
-               return _ex1();
+               return _ex1;
        }
        // exp(n*Pi*I/2) -> {+1|+I|-1|-I}
-       ex TwoExOverPiI=(_ex2()*x)/(Pi*I);
+       const ex TwoExOverPiI=(_ex2*x)/(Pi*I);
        if (TwoExOverPiI.info(info_flags::integer)) {
-               numeric z=mod(ex_to_numeric(TwoExOverPiI),_num4());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num0()))
-                       return _ex1();
-               if (z.is_equal(_num1()))
+               const numeric z = mod(ex_to<numeric>(TwoExOverPiI),_num4);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num0))
+                       return _ex1;
+               if (z.is_equal(_num1))
                        return ex(I);
-               if (z.is_equal(_num2()))
-                       return _ex_1();
-               if (z.is_equal(_num3()))
+               if (z.is_equal(_num2))
+                       return _ex_1;
+               if (z.is_equal(_num3))
                        return ex(-I);
        }
        // exp(log(x)) -> x
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ static ex exp_eval(const ex & x)
        
        // exp(float)
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric) && !x.info(info_flags::crational))
-               return exp_evalf(x);
+               return exp(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
        return exp(x).hold();
 }
@@ -91,7 +89,8 @@ static ex exp_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(exp, eval_func(exp_eval).
                        evalf_func(exp_evalf).
-                       derivative_func(exp_deriv));
+                       derivative_func(exp_deriv).
+                       latex_name("\\exp"));
 
 //////////
 // natural logarithm
@@ -99,35 +98,37 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(exp, eval_func(exp_eval).
 
 static ex log_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-               TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(log(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return log(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return log(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric log(numeric)
+       return log(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex log_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex0()))  // log(0) -> infinity
+               if (x.is_zero())         // log(0) -> infinity
                        throw(pole_error("log_eval(): log(0)",0));
                if (x.info(info_flags::real) && x.info(info_flags::negative))
                        return (log(-x)+I*Pi);
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex1()))  // log(1) -> 0
-                       return _ex0();
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex1))  // log(1) -> 0
+                       return _ex0;
                if (x.is_equal(I))       // log(I) -> Pi*I/2
-                       return (Pi*I*_num1_2());
+                       return (Pi*I*_num1_2);
                if (x.is_equal(-I))      // log(-I) -> -Pi*I/2
-                       return (Pi*I*_num_1_2());
+                       return (Pi*I*_num_1_2);
                // log(float)
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))
-                       return log_evalf(x);
+                       return log(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        // log(exp(t)) -> t (if -Pi < t.imag() <= Pi):
        if (is_ex_the_function(x, exp)) {
-               ex t = x.op(0);
+               const ex &t = x.op(0);
+               if (is_a<symbol>(t) && t.info(info_flags::real)) {
+                       return t;
+               }
                if (t.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
-                       numeric nt = ex_to_numeric(t);
+                       const numeric &nt = ex_to<numeric>(t);
                        if (nt.is_real())
                                return t;
                }
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ static ex log_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
        
        // d/dx log(x) -> 1/x
-       return power(x, _ex_1());
+       return power(x, _ex_1);
 }
 
 static ex log_series(const ex &arg,
@@ -149,16 +150,16 @@ static ex log_series(const ex &arg,
                      int order,
                      unsigned options)
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(rel.lhs(),symbol));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<symbol>(rel.lhs()));
        ex arg_pt;
        bool must_expand_arg = false;
        // maybe substitution of rel into arg fails because of a pole
        try {
-               arg_pt = arg.subs(rel);
+               arg_pt = arg.subs(rel, subs_options::no_pattern);
        } catch (pole_error) {
                must_expand_arg = true;
        }
-       // or we are at the branch cut anyways
+       // or we are at the branch point anyways
        if (arg_pt.is_zero())
                must_expand_arg = true;
        
@@ -167,35 +168,51 @@ static ex log_series(const ex &arg,
                // This is the branch point: Series expand the argument first, then
                // trivially factorize it to isolate that part which has constant
                // leading coefficient in this fashion:
-               //   x^n + Order(x^(n+m))  ->  x^n * (1 + Order(x^m)).
+               //   x^n + x^(n+1) +...+ Order(x^(n+m))  ->  x^n * (1 + x +...+ Order(x^m)).
                // Return a plain n*log(x) for the x^n part and series expand the
                // other part.  Add them together and reexpand again in order to have
                // one unnested pseries object.  All this also works for negative n.
-               const pseries argser = ex_to_pseries(arg.series(rel, order, options));
-               const symbol *s = static_cast<symbol *>(rel.lhs().bp);
-               const ex point = rel.rhs();
-               const int n = argser.ldegree(*s);
+               pseries argser;          // series expansion of log's argument
+               unsigned extra_ord = 0;  // extra expansion order
+               do {
+                       // oops, the argument expanded to a pure Order(x^something)...
+                       argser = ex_to<pseries>(arg.series(rel, order+extra_ord, options));
+                       ++extra_ord;
+               } while (!argser.is_terminating() && argser.nops()==1);
+
+               const symbol &s = ex_to<symbol>(rel.lhs());
+               const ex &point = rel.rhs();
+               const int n = argser.ldegree(s);
                epvector seq;
-               seq.push_back(expair(n*log(*s-point), _ex0()));
+               // construct what we carelessly called the n*log(x) term above
+               const ex coeff = argser.coeff(s, n);
+               // expand the log, but only if coeff is real and > 0, since otherwise
+               // it would make the branch cut run into the wrong direction
+               if (coeff.info(info_flags::positive))
+                       seq.push_back(expair(n*log(s-point)+log(coeff), _ex0));
+               else
+                       seq.push_back(expair(log(coeff*pow(s-point, n)), _ex0));
+
                if (!argser.is_terminating() || argser.nops()!=1) {
-                       // in this case n more terms are needed
-                       ex newarg = ex_to_pseries(arg.series(rel, order+n, options)).shift_exponents(-n).convert_to_poly(true);
-                       return pseries(rel, seq).add_series(ex_to_pseries(log(newarg).series(rel, order, options)));
+                       // in this case n more (or less) terms are needed
+                       // (sadly, to generate them, we have to start from the beginning)
+                       const ex newarg = ex_to<pseries>((arg/coeff).series(rel, order+n, options)).shift_exponents(-n).convert_to_poly(true);
+                       return pseries(rel, seq).add_series(ex_to<pseries>(log(newarg).series(rel, order, options)));
                } else  // it was a monomial
                        return pseries(rel, seq);
        }
        if (!(options & series_options::suppress_branchcut) &&
-                arg_pt.info(info_flags::negative)) {
+            arg_pt.info(info_flags::negative)) {
                // method:
                // This is the branch cut: assemble the primitive series manually and
                // then add the corresponding complex step function.
-               const symbol *s = static_cast<symbol *>(rel.lhs().bp);
-               const ex point = rel.rhs();
+               const symbol &s = ex_to<symbol>(rel.lhs());
+               const ex &point = rel.rhs();
                const symbol foo;
-               ex replarg = series(log(arg), *s==foo, order, false).subs(foo==point);
+               const ex replarg = series(log(arg), s==foo, order).subs(foo==point, subs_options::no_pattern);
                epvector seq;
-               seq.push_back(expair(-I*csgn(arg*I)*Pi, _ex0()));
-               seq.push_back(expair(Order(_ex1()), order));
+               seq.push_back(expair(-I*csgn(arg*I)*Pi, _ex0));
+               seq.push_back(expair(Order(_ex1), order));
                return series(replarg - I*Pi + pseries(rel, seq), rel, order);
        }
        throw do_taylor();  // caught by function::series()
@@ -204,7 +221,8 @@ static ex log_series(const ex &arg,
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(log, eval_func(log_eval).
                        evalf_func(log_evalf).
                        derivative_func(log_deriv).
-                       series_func(log_series));
+                       series_func(log_series).
+                       latex_name("\\ln"));
 
 //////////
 // sine (trigonometric function)
@@ -212,65 +230,64 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(log, eval_func(log_eval).
 
 static ex sin_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(sin(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return sin(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return sin(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric sin(numeric)
+       return sin(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex sin_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        // sin(n/d*Pi) -> { all known non-nested radicals }
-       ex SixtyExOverPi = _ex60()*x/Pi;
-       ex sign = _ex1();
+       const ex SixtyExOverPi = _ex60*x/Pi;
+       ex sign = _ex1;
        if (SixtyExOverPi.info(info_flags::integer)) {
-               numeric z = mod(ex_to_numeric(SixtyExOverPi),_num120());
-               if (z>=_num60()) {
+               numeric z = mod(ex_to<numeric>(SixtyExOverPi),_num120);
+               if (z>=_num60) {
                        // wrap to interval [0, Pi)
-                       z -= _num60();
-                       sign = _ex_1();
+                       z -= _num60;
+                       sign = _ex_1;
                }
-               if (z>_num30()) {
+               if (z>_num30) {
                        // wrap to interval [0, Pi/2)
-                       z = _num60()-z;
+                       z = _num60-z;
                }
-               if (z.is_equal(_num0()))  // sin(0)       -> 0
-                       return _ex0();
-               if (z.is_equal(_num5()))  // sin(Pi/12)   -> sqrt(6)/4*(1-sqrt(3)/3)
-                       return sign*_ex1_4()*power(_ex6(),_ex1_2())*(_ex1()+_ex_1_3()*power(_ex3(),_ex1_2()));
-               if (z.is_equal(_num6()))  // sin(Pi/10)   -> sqrt(5)/4-1/4
-                       return sign*(_ex1_4()*power(_ex5(),_ex1_2())+_ex_1_4());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num10())) // sin(Pi/6)    -> 1/2
-                       return sign*_ex1_2();
-               if (z.is_equal(_num15())) // sin(Pi/4)    -> sqrt(2)/2
-                       return sign*_ex1_2()*power(_ex2(),_ex1_2());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num18())) // sin(3/10*Pi) -> sqrt(5)/4+1/4
-                       return sign*(_ex1_4()*power(_ex5(),_ex1_2())+_ex1_4());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num20())) // sin(Pi/3)    -> sqrt(3)/2
-                       return sign*_ex1_2()*power(_ex3(),_ex1_2());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num25())) // sin(5/12*Pi) -> sqrt(6)/4*(1+sqrt(3)/3)
-                       return sign*_ex1_4()*power(_ex6(),_ex1_2())*(_ex1()+_ex1_3()*power(_ex3(),_ex1_2()));
-               if (z.is_equal(_num30())) // sin(Pi/2)    -> 1
-                       return sign*_ex1();
+               if (z.is_equal(_num0))  // sin(0)       -> 0
+                       return _ex0;
+               if (z.is_equal(_num5))  // sin(Pi/12)   -> sqrt(6)/4*(1-sqrt(3)/3)
+                       return sign*_ex1_4*sqrt(_ex6)*(_ex1+_ex_1_3*sqrt(_ex3));
+               if (z.is_equal(_num6))  // sin(Pi/10)   -> sqrt(5)/4-1/4
+                       return sign*(_ex1_4*sqrt(_ex5)+_ex_1_4);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num10)) // sin(Pi/6)    -> 1/2
+                       return sign*_ex1_2;
+               if (z.is_equal(_num15)) // sin(Pi/4)    -> sqrt(2)/2
+                       return sign*_ex1_2*sqrt(_ex2);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num18)) // sin(3/10*Pi) -> sqrt(5)/4+1/4
+                       return sign*(_ex1_4*sqrt(_ex5)+_ex1_4);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num20)) // sin(Pi/3)    -> sqrt(3)/2
+                       return sign*_ex1_2*sqrt(_ex3);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num25)) // sin(5/12*Pi) -> sqrt(6)/4*(1+sqrt(3)/3)
+                       return sign*_ex1_4*sqrt(_ex6)*(_ex1+_ex1_3*sqrt(_ex3));
+               if (z.is_equal(_num30)) // sin(Pi/2)    -> 1
+                       return sign;
        }
        
-       if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(x, function)) {
-               ex t = x.op(0);
+       if (is_exactly_a<function>(x)) {
+               const ex &t = x.op(0);
                // sin(asin(x)) -> x
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, asin))
                        return t;
                // sin(acos(x)) -> sqrt(1-x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, acos))
-                       return power(_ex1()-power(t,_ex2()),_ex1_2());
-               // sin(atan(x)) -> x*(1+x^2)^(-1/2)
+                       return sqrt(_ex1-power(t,_ex2));
+               // sin(atan(x)) -> x/sqrt(1+x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, atan))
-                       return t*power(_ex1()+power(t,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
+                       return t*power(_ex1+power(t,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
        }
        
        // sin(float) -> float
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric) && !x.info(info_flags::crational))
-               return sin_evalf(x);
+               return sin(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
        return sin(x).hold();
 }
@@ -285,7 +302,8 @@ static ex sin_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(sin, eval_func(sin_eval).
                        evalf_func(sin_evalf).
-                       derivative_func(sin_deriv));
+                       derivative_func(sin_deriv).
+                       latex_name("\\sin"));
 
 //////////
 // cosine (trigonometric function)
@@ -293,65 +311,64 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(sin, eval_func(sin_eval).
 
 static ex cos_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-               TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(cos(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return cos(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return cos(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric cos(numeric)
+       return cos(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex cos_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        // cos(n/d*Pi) -> { all known non-nested radicals }
-       ex SixtyExOverPi = _ex60()*x/Pi;
-       ex sign = _ex1();
+       const ex SixtyExOverPi = _ex60*x/Pi;
+       ex sign = _ex1;
        if (SixtyExOverPi.info(info_flags::integer)) {
-               numeric z = mod(ex_to_numeric(SixtyExOverPi),_num120());
-               if (z>=_num60()) {
+               numeric z = mod(ex_to<numeric>(SixtyExOverPi),_num120);
+               if (z>=_num60) {
                        // wrap to interval [0, Pi)
-                       z = _num120()-z;
+                       z = _num120-z;
                }
-               if (z>=_num30()) {
+               if (z>=_num30) {
                        // wrap to interval [0, Pi/2)
-                       z = _num60()-z;
-                       sign = _ex_1();
+                       z = _num60-z;
+                       sign = _ex_1;
                }
-               if (z.is_equal(_num0()))  // cos(0)       -> 1
-                       return sign*_ex1();
-               if (z.is_equal(_num5()))  // cos(Pi/12)   -> sqrt(6)/4*(1+sqrt(3)/3)
-                       return sign*_ex1_4()*power(_ex6(),_ex1_2())*(_ex1()+_ex1_3()*power(_ex3(),_ex1_2()));
-               if (z.is_equal(_num10())) // cos(Pi/6)    -> sqrt(3)/2
-                       return sign*_ex1_2()*power(_ex3(),_ex1_2());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num12())) // cos(Pi/5)    -> sqrt(5)/4+1/4
-                       return sign*(_ex1_4()*power(_ex5(),_ex1_2())+_ex1_4());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num15())) // cos(Pi/4)    -> sqrt(2)/2
-                       return sign*_ex1_2()*power(_ex2(),_ex1_2());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num20())) // cos(Pi/3)    -> 1/2
-                       return sign*_ex1_2();
-               if (z.is_equal(_num24())) // cos(2/5*Pi)  -> sqrt(5)/4-1/4x
-                       return sign*(_ex1_4()*power(_ex5(),_ex1_2())+_ex_1_4());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num25())) // cos(5/12*Pi) -> sqrt(6)/4*(1-sqrt(3)/3)
-                       return sign*_ex1_4()*power(_ex6(),_ex1_2())*(_ex1()+_ex_1_3()*power(_ex3(),_ex1_2()));
-               if (z.is_equal(_num30())) // cos(Pi/2)    -> 0
-                       return sign*_ex0();
+               if (z.is_equal(_num0))  // cos(0)       -> 1
+                       return sign;
+               if (z.is_equal(_num5))  // cos(Pi/12)   -> sqrt(6)/4*(1+sqrt(3)/3)
+                       return sign*_ex1_4*sqrt(_ex6)*(_ex1+_ex1_3*sqrt(_ex3));
+               if (z.is_equal(_num10)) // cos(Pi/6)    -> sqrt(3)/2
+                       return sign*_ex1_2*sqrt(_ex3);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num12)) // cos(Pi/5)    -> sqrt(5)/4+1/4
+                       return sign*(_ex1_4*sqrt(_ex5)+_ex1_4);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num15)) // cos(Pi/4)    -> sqrt(2)/2
+                       return sign*_ex1_2*sqrt(_ex2);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num20)) // cos(Pi/3)    -> 1/2
+                       return sign*_ex1_2;
+               if (z.is_equal(_num24)) // cos(2/5*Pi)  -> sqrt(5)/4-1/4x
+                       return sign*(_ex1_4*sqrt(_ex5)+_ex_1_4);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num25)) // cos(5/12*Pi) -> sqrt(6)/4*(1-sqrt(3)/3)
+                       return sign*_ex1_4*sqrt(_ex6)*(_ex1+_ex_1_3*sqrt(_ex3));
+               if (z.is_equal(_num30)) // cos(Pi/2)    -> 0
+                       return _ex0;
        }
        
-       if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(x, function)) {
-               ex t = x.op(0);
+       if (is_exactly_a<function>(x)) {
+               const ex &t = x.op(0);
                // cos(acos(x)) -> x
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, acos))
                        return t;
-               // cos(asin(x)) -> (1-x^2)^(1/2)
+               // cos(asin(x)) -> sqrt(1-x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, asin))
-                       return power(_ex1()-power(t,_ex2()),_ex1_2());
-               // cos(atan(x)) -> (1+x^2)^(-1/2)
+                       return sqrt(_ex1-power(t,_ex2));
+               // cos(atan(x)) -> 1/sqrt(1+x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, atan))
-                       return power(_ex1()+power(t,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
+                       return power(_ex1+power(t,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
        }
        
        // cos(float) -> float
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric) && !x.info(info_flags::crational))
-               return cos_evalf(x);
+               return cos(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
        return cos(x).hold();
 }
@@ -361,12 +378,13 @@ static ex cos_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
 
        // d/dx cos(x) -> -sin(x)
-       return _ex_1()*sin(x);
+       return -sin(x);
 }
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(cos, eval_func(cos_eval).
                        evalf_func(cos_evalf).
-                       derivative_func(cos_deriv));
+                       derivative_func(cos_deriv).
+                       latex_name("\\cos"));
 
 //////////
 // tangent (trigonometric function)
@@ -374,61 +392,60 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(cos, eval_func(cos_eval).
 
 static ex tan_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(tan(x)) // -> numeric tan(numeric)
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return tan(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return tan(ex_to_numeric(x));
+       return tan(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex tan_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        // tan(n/d*Pi) -> { all known non-nested radicals }
-       ex SixtyExOverPi = _ex60()*x/Pi;
-       ex sign = _ex1();
+       const ex SixtyExOverPi = _ex60*x/Pi;
+       ex sign = _ex1;
        if (SixtyExOverPi.info(info_flags::integer)) {
-               numeric z = mod(ex_to_numeric(SixtyExOverPi),_num60());
-               if (z>=_num60()) {
+               numeric z = mod(ex_to<numeric>(SixtyExOverPi),_num60);
+               if (z>=_num60) {
                        // wrap to interval [0, Pi)
-                       z -= _num60();
+                       z -= _num60;
                }
-               if (z>=_num30()) {
+               if (z>=_num30) {
                        // wrap to interval [0, Pi/2)
-                       z = _num60()-z;
-                       sign = _ex_1();
+                       z = _num60-z;
+                       sign = _ex_1;
                }
-               if (z.is_equal(_num0()))  // tan(0)       -> 0
-                       return _ex0();
-               if (z.is_equal(_num5()))  // tan(Pi/12)   -> 2-sqrt(3)
-                       return sign*(_ex2()-power(_ex3(),_ex1_2()));
-               if (z.is_equal(_num10())) // tan(Pi/6)    -> sqrt(3)/3
-                       return sign*_ex1_3()*power(_ex3(),_ex1_2());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num15())) // tan(Pi/4)    -> 1
-                       return sign*_ex1();
-               if (z.is_equal(_num20())) // tan(Pi/3)    -> sqrt(3)
-                       return sign*power(_ex3(),_ex1_2());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num25())) // tan(5/12*Pi) -> 2+sqrt(3)
-                       return sign*(power(_ex3(),_ex1_2())+_ex2());
-               if (z.is_equal(_num30())) // tan(Pi/2)    -> infinity
+               if (z.is_equal(_num0))  // tan(0)       -> 0
+                       return _ex0;
+               if (z.is_equal(_num5))  // tan(Pi/12)   -> 2-sqrt(3)
+                       return sign*(_ex2-sqrt(_ex3));
+               if (z.is_equal(_num10)) // tan(Pi/6)    -> sqrt(3)/3
+                       return sign*_ex1_3*sqrt(_ex3);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num15)) // tan(Pi/4)    -> 1
+                       return sign;
+               if (z.is_equal(_num20)) // tan(Pi/3)    -> sqrt(3)
+                       return sign*sqrt(_ex3);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num25)) // tan(5/12*Pi) -> 2+sqrt(3)
+                       return sign*(sqrt(_ex3)+_ex2);
+               if (z.is_equal(_num30)) // tan(Pi/2)    -> infinity
                        throw (pole_error("tan_eval(): simple pole",1));
        }
        
-       if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(x, function)) {
-               ex t = x.op(0);
+       if (is_exactly_a<function>(x)) {
+               const ex &t = x.op(0);
                // tan(atan(x)) -> x
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, atan))
                        return t;
-               // tan(asin(x)) -> x*(1+x^2)^(-1/2)
+               // tan(asin(x)) -> x/sqrt(1+x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, asin))
-                       return t*power(_ex1()-power(t,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
-               // tan(acos(x)) -> (1-x^2)^(1/2)/x
+                       return t*power(_ex1-power(t,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
+               // tan(acos(x)) -> sqrt(1-x^2)/x
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, acos))
-                       return power(t,_ex_1())*power(_ex1()-power(t,_ex2()),_ex1_2());
+                       return power(t,_ex_1)*sqrt(_ex1-power(t,_ex2));
        }
        
        // tan(float) -> float
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric) && !x.info(info_flags::crational)) {
-               return tan_evalf(x);
+               return tan(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        return tan(x).hold();
@@ -439,7 +456,7 @@ static ex tan_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
        
        // d/dx tan(x) -> 1+tan(x)^2;
-       return (_ex1()+power(tan(x),_ex2()));
+       return (_ex1+power(tan(x),_ex2));
 }
 
 static ex tan_series(const ex &x,
@@ -447,11 +464,11 @@ static ex tan_series(const ex &x,
                      int order,
                      unsigned options)
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(rel.lhs(),symbol));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<symbol>(rel.lhs()));
        // method:
        // Taylor series where there is no pole falls back to tan_deriv.
        // On a pole simply expand sin(x)/cos(x).
-       const ex x_pt = x.subs(rel);
+       const ex x_pt = x.subs(rel, subs_options::no_pattern);
        if (!(2*x_pt/Pi).info(info_flags::odd))
                throw do_taylor();  // caught by function::series()
        // if we got here we have to care for a simple pole
@@ -461,7 +478,8 @@ static ex tan_series(const ex &x,
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(tan, eval_func(tan_eval).
                        evalf_func(tan_evalf).
                        derivative_func(tan_deriv).
-                       series_func(tan_series));
+                       series_func(tan_series).
+                       latex_name("\\tan"));
 
 //////////
 // inverse sine (arc sine)
@@ -469,11 +487,10 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(tan, eval_func(tan_eval).
 
 static ex asin_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(asin(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return asin(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return asin(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric asin(numeric)
+       return asin(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex asin_eval(const ex & x)
@@ -483,20 +500,20 @@ static ex asin_eval(const ex & x)
                if (x.is_zero())
                        return x;
                // asin(1/2) -> Pi/6
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex1_2()))
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex1_2))
                        return numeric(1,6)*Pi;
                // asin(1) -> Pi/2
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex1()))
-                       return _num1_2()*Pi;
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex1))
+                       return _num1_2*Pi;
                // asin(-1/2) -> -Pi/6
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1_2()))
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1_2))
                        return numeric(-1,6)*Pi;
                // asin(-1) -> -Pi/2
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1()))
-                       return _num_1_2()*Pi;
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1))
+                       return _num_1_2*Pi;
                // asin(float) -> float
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))
-                       return asin_evalf(x);
+                       return asin(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        return asin(x).hold();
@@ -507,12 +524,13 @@ static ex asin_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
        
        // d/dx asin(x) -> 1/sqrt(1-x^2)
-       return power(1-power(x,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
+       return power(1-power(x,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
 }
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(asin, eval_func(asin_eval).
                         evalf_func(asin_evalf).
-                        derivative_func(asin_deriv));
+                        derivative_func(asin_deriv).
+                        latex_name("\\arcsin"));
 
 //////////
 // inverse cosine (arc cosine)
@@ -520,34 +538,33 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(asin, eval_func(asin_eval).
 
 static ex acos_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(acos(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return acos(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return acos(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric acos(numeric)
+       return acos(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex acos_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
                // acos(1) -> 0
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex1()))
-                       return _ex0();
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex1))
+                       return _ex0;
                // acos(1/2) -> Pi/3
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex1_2()))
-                       return _ex1_3()*Pi;
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex1_2))
+                       return _ex1_3*Pi;
                // acos(0) -> Pi/2
                if (x.is_zero())
-                       return _ex1_2()*Pi;
+                       return _ex1_2*Pi;
                // acos(-1/2) -> 2/3*Pi
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1_2()))
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1_2))
                        return numeric(2,3)*Pi;
                // acos(-1) -> Pi
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1()))
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1))
                        return Pi;
                // acos(float) -> float
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))
-                       return acos_evalf(x);
+                       return acos(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        return acos(x).hold();
@@ -558,12 +575,13 @@ static ex acos_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
        
        // d/dx acos(x) -> -1/sqrt(1-x^2)
-       return _ex_1()*power(1-power(x,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
+       return -power(1-power(x,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
 }
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(acos, eval_func(acos_eval).
                         evalf_func(acos_evalf).
-                        derivative_func(acos_deriv));
+                        derivative_func(acos_deriv).
+                        latex_name("\\arccos"));
 
 //////////
 // inverse tangent (arc tangent)
@@ -571,30 +589,29 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(acos, eval_func(acos_eval).
 
 static ex atan_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-               TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(atan(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return atan(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return atan(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric atan(numeric)
+       return atan(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex atan_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
                // atan(0) -> 0
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex0()))
-                       return _ex0();
+               if (x.is_zero())
+                       return _ex0;
                // atan(1) -> Pi/4
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex1()))
-                       return _ex1_4()*Pi;
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex1))
+                       return _ex1_4*Pi;
                // atan(-1) -> -Pi/4
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1()))
-                       return _ex_1_4()*Pi;
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1))
+                       return _ex_1_4*Pi;
                if (x.is_equal(I) || x.is_equal(-I))
                        throw (pole_error("atan_eval(): logarithmic pole",0));
                // atan(float) -> float
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))
-                       return atan_evalf(x);
+                       return atan(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        return atan(x).hold();
@@ -605,50 +622,68 @@ static ex atan_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
 
        // d/dx atan(x) -> 1/(1+x^2)
-       return power(_ex1()+power(x,_ex2()), _ex_1());
+       return power(_ex1+power(x,_ex2), _ex_1);
 }
 
-static ex atan_series(const ex &x,
+static ex atan_series(const ex &arg,
                       const relational &rel,
                       int order,
                       unsigned options)
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(rel.lhs(),symbol));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<symbol>(rel.lhs()));
        // method:
        // Taylor series where there is no pole or cut falls back to atan_deriv.
        // There are two branch cuts, one runnig from I up the imaginary axis and
        // one running from -I down the imaginary axis.  The points I and -I are
        // poles.
        // On the branch cuts and the poles series expand
-       //     log((1+I*x)/(1-I*x))/(2*I)
+       //     (log(1+I*x)-log(1-I*x))/(2*I)
        // instead.
-       // (The constant term on the cut itself could be made simpler.)
-       const ex x_pt = x.subs(rel);
-       if (!(I*x_pt).info(info_flags::real))
+       const ex arg_pt = arg.subs(rel, subs_options::no_pattern);
+       if (!(I*arg_pt).info(info_flags::real))
                throw do_taylor();     // Re(x) != 0
-       if ((I*x_pt).info(info_flags::real) && abs(I*x_pt)<_ex1())
+       if ((I*arg_pt).info(info_flags::real) && abs(I*arg_pt)<_ex1)
                throw do_taylor();     // Re(x) == 0, but abs(x)<1
-       // if we got here we have to care for cuts and poles
-       return (log((1+I*x)/(1-I*x))/(2*I)).series(rel, order, options);
+       // care for the poles, using the defining formula for atan()...
+       if (arg_pt.is_equal(I) || arg_pt.is_equal(-I))
+               return ((log(1+I*arg)-log(1-I*arg))/(2*I)).series(rel, order, options);
+       if (!(options & series_options::suppress_branchcut)) {
+               // method:
+               // This is the branch cut: assemble the primitive series manually and
+               // then add the corresponding complex step function.
+               const symbol &s = ex_to<symbol>(rel.lhs());
+               const ex &point = rel.rhs();
+               const symbol foo;
+               const ex replarg = series(atan(arg), s==foo, order).subs(foo==point, subs_options::no_pattern);
+               ex Order0correction = replarg.op(0)+csgn(arg)*Pi*_ex_1_2;
+               if ((I*arg_pt)<_ex0)
+                       Order0correction += log((I*arg_pt+_ex_1)/(I*arg_pt+_ex1))*I*_ex_1_2;
+               else
+                       Order0correction += log((I*arg_pt+_ex1)/(I*arg_pt+_ex_1))*I*_ex1_2;
+               epvector seq;
+               seq.push_back(expair(Order0correction, _ex0));
+               seq.push_back(expair(Order(_ex1), order));
+               return series(replarg - pseries(rel, seq), rel, order);
+       }
+       throw do_taylor();
 }
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(atan, eval_func(atan_eval).
                         evalf_func(atan_evalf).
                         derivative_func(atan_deriv).
-                        series_func(atan_series));
+                        series_func(atan_series).
+                        latex_name("\\arctan"));
 
 //////////
 // inverse tangent (atan2(y,x))
 //////////
 
-static ex atan2_evalf(const ex & y, const ex & x)
+static ex atan2_evalf(const ex &y, const ex &x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-               TYPECHECK(y,numeric)
-               TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(atan2(y,x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(y) && is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return atan2(ex_to<numeric>(y), ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return atan(ex_to_numeric(y),ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric atan(numeric)
+       return atan2(y, x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex atan2_eval(const ex & y, const ex & x)
@@ -667,10 +702,10 @@ static ex atan2_deriv(const ex & y, const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        
        if (deriv_param==0) {
                // d/dy atan(y,x)
-               return x*power(power(x,_ex2())+power(y,_ex2()),_ex_1());
+               return x*power(power(x,_ex2)+power(y,_ex2),_ex_1);
        }
        // d/dx atan(y,x)
-       return -y*power(power(x,_ex2())+power(y,_ex2()),_ex_1());
+       return -y*power(power(x,_ex2)+power(y,_ex2),_ex_1);
 }
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(atan2, eval_func(atan2_eval).
@@ -683,37 +718,36 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(atan2, eval_func(atan2_eval).
 
 static ex sinh_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(sinh(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return sinh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return sinh(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric sinh(numeric)
+       return sinh(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex sinh_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
                if (x.is_zero())  // sinh(0) -> 0
-                       return _ex0();        
+                       return _ex0;        
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))  // sinh(float) -> float
-                       return sinh_evalf(x);
+                       return sinh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        if ((x/Pi).info(info_flags::numeric) &&
-               ex_to_numeric(x/Pi).real().is_zero())  // sinh(I*x) -> I*sin(x)
+               ex_to<numeric>(x/Pi).real().is_zero())  // sinh(I*x) -> I*sin(x)
                return I*sin(x/I);
        
-       if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(x, function)) {
-               ex t = x.op(0);
+       if (is_exactly_a<function>(x)) {
+               const ex &t = x.op(0);
                // sinh(asinh(x)) -> x
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, asinh))
                        return t;
-               // sinh(acosh(x)) -> (x-1)^(1/2) * (x+1)^(1/2)
+               // sinh(acosh(x)) -> sqrt(x-1) * sqrt(x+1)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, acosh))
-                       return power(t-_ex1(),_ex1_2())*power(t+_ex1(),_ex1_2());
-               // sinh(atanh(x)) -> x*(1-x^2)^(-1/2)
+                       return sqrt(t-_ex1)*sqrt(t+_ex1);
+               // sinh(atanh(x)) -> x/sqrt(1-x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, atanh))
-                       return t*power(_ex1()-power(t,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
+                       return t*power(_ex1-power(t,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
        }
        
        return sinh(x).hold();
@@ -729,7 +763,8 @@ static ex sinh_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(sinh, eval_func(sinh_eval).
                         evalf_func(sinh_evalf).
-                        derivative_func(sinh_deriv));
+                        derivative_func(sinh_deriv).
+                        latex_name("\\sinh"));
 
 //////////
 // hyperbolic cosine (trigonometric function)
@@ -737,37 +772,36 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(sinh, eval_func(sinh_eval).
 
 static ex cosh_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(cosh(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return cosh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return cosh(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric cosh(numeric)
+       return cosh(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex cosh_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
                if (x.is_zero())  // cosh(0) -> 1
-                       return _ex1();
+                       return _ex1;
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))  // cosh(float) -> float
-                       return cosh_evalf(x);
+                       return cosh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        if ((x/Pi).info(info_flags::numeric) &&
-               ex_to_numeric(x/Pi).real().is_zero())  // cosh(I*x) -> cos(x)
+               ex_to<numeric>(x/Pi).real().is_zero())  // cosh(I*x) -> cos(x)
                return cos(x/I);
        
-       if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(x, function)) {
-               ex t = x.op(0);
+       if (is_exactly_a<function>(x)) {
+               const ex &t = x.op(0);
                // cosh(acosh(x)) -> x
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, acosh))
                        return t;
-               // cosh(asinh(x)) -> (1+x^2)^(1/2)
+               // cosh(asinh(x)) -> sqrt(1+x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, asinh))
-                       return power(_ex1()+power(t,_ex2()),_ex1_2());
-               // cosh(atanh(x)) -> (1-x^2)^(-1/2)
+                       return sqrt(_ex1+power(t,_ex2));
+               // cosh(atanh(x)) -> 1/sqrt(1-x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, atanh))
-                       return power(_ex1()-power(t,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
+                       return power(_ex1-power(t,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
        }
        
        return cosh(x).hold();
@@ -783,8 +817,8 @@ static ex cosh_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(cosh, eval_func(cosh_eval).
                         evalf_func(cosh_evalf).
-                        derivative_func(cosh_deriv));
-
+                        derivative_func(cosh_deriv).
+                        latex_name("\\cosh"));
 
 //////////
 // hyperbolic tangent (trigonometric function)
@@ -792,37 +826,36 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(cosh, eval_func(cosh_eval).
 
 static ex tanh_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(tanh(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return tanh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return tanh(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric tanh(numeric)
+       return tanh(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex tanh_eval(const ex & x)
 {
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
                if (x.is_zero())  // tanh(0) -> 0
-                       return _ex0();
+                       return _ex0;
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))  // tanh(float) -> float
-                       return tanh_evalf(x);
+                       return tanh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        if ((x/Pi).info(info_flags::numeric) &&
-               ex_to_numeric(x/Pi).real().is_zero())  // tanh(I*x) -> I*tan(x);
+               ex_to<numeric>(x/Pi).real().is_zero())  // tanh(I*x) -> I*tan(x);
                return I*tan(x/I);
        
-       if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(x, function)) {
-               ex t = x.op(0);
+       if (is_exactly_a<function>(x)) {
+               const ex &t = x.op(0);
                // tanh(atanh(x)) -> x
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, atanh))
                        return t;
-               // tanh(asinh(x)) -> x*(1+x^2)^(-1/2)
+               // tanh(asinh(x)) -> x/sqrt(1+x^2)
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, asinh))
-                       return t*power(_ex1()+power(t,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
-               // tanh(acosh(x)) -> (x-1)^(1/2)*(x+1)^(1/2)/x
+                       return t*power(_ex1+power(t,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
+               // tanh(acosh(x)) -> sqrt(x-1)*sqrt(x+1)/x
                if (is_ex_the_function(x, acosh))
-                       return power(t-_ex1(),_ex1_2())*power(t+_ex1(),_ex1_2())*power(t,_ex_1());
+                       return sqrt(t-_ex1)*sqrt(t+_ex1)*power(t,_ex_1);
        }
        
        return tanh(x).hold();
@@ -833,7 +866,7 @@ static ex tanh_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
        
        // d/dx tanh(x) -> 1-tanh(x)^2
-       return _ex1()-power(tanh(x),_ex2());
+       return _ex1-power(tanh(x),_ex2);
 }
 
 static ex tanh_series(const ex &x,
@@ -841,11 +874,11 @@ static ex tanh_series(const ex &x,
                       int order,
                       unsigned options)
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(rel.lhs(),symbol));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<symbol>(rel.lhs()));
        // method:
        // Taylor series where there is no pole falls back to tanh_deriv.
        // On a pole simply expand sinh(x)/cosh(x).
-       const ex x_pt = x.subs(rel);
+       const ex x_pt = x.subs(rel, subs_options::no_pattern);
        if (!(2*I*x_pt/Pi).info(info_flags::odd))
                throw do_taylor();  // caught by function::series()
        // if we got here we have to care for a simple pole
@@ -855,7 +888,8 @@ static ex tanh_series(const ex &x,
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(tanh, eval_func(tanh_eval).
                         evalf_func(tanh_evalf).
                         derivative_func(tanh_deriv).
-                        series_func(tanh_series));
+                        series_func(tanh_series).
+                        latex_name("\\tanh"));
 
 //////////
 // inverse hyperbolic sine (trigonometric function)
@@ -863,11 +897,10 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(tanh, eval_func(tanh_eval).
 
 static ex asinh_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(asinh(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return asinh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return asinh(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric asinh(numeric)
+       return asinh(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex asinh_eval(const ex & x)
@@ -875,10 +908,10 @@ static ex asinh_eval(const ex & x)
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
                // asinh(0) -> 0
                if (x.is_zero())
-                       return _ex0();
+                       return _ex0;
                // asinh(float) -> float
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))
-                       return asinh_evalf(x);
+                       return asinh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        return asinh(x).hold();
@@ -889,7 +922,7 @@ static ex asinh_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
        
        // d/dx asinh(x) -> 1/sqrt(1+x^2)
-       return power(_ex1()+power(x,_ex2()),_ex_1_2());
+       return power(_ex1+power(x,_ex2),_ex_1_2);
 }
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(asinh, eval_func(asinh_eval).
@@ -902,11 +935,10 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(asinh, eval_func(asinh_eval).
 
 static ex acosh_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(acosh(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return acosh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return acosh(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric acosh(numeric)
+       return acosh(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex acosh_eval(const ex & x)
@@ -916,14 +948,14 @@ static ex acosh_eval(const ex & x)
                if (x.is_zero())
                        return Pi*I*numeric(1,2);
                // acosh(1) -> 0
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex1()))
-                       return _ex0();
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex1))
+                       return _ex0;
                // acosh(-1) -> Pi*I
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1()))
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex_1))
                        return Pi*I;
                // acosh(float) -> float
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))
-                       return acosh_evalf(x);
+                       return acosh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        return acosh(x).hold();
@@ -934,7 +966,7 @@ static ex acosh_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
        
        // d/dx acosh(x) -> 1/(sqrt(x-1)*sqrt(x+1))
-       return power(x+_ex_1(),_ex_1_2())*power(x+_ex1(),_ex_1_2());
+       return power(x+_ex_1,_ex_1_2)*power(x+_ex1,_ex_1_2);
 }
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(acosh, eval_func(acosh_eval).
@@ -947,11 +979,10 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(acosh, eval_func(acosh_eval).
 
 static ex atanh_evalf(const ex & x)
 {
-       BEGIN_TYPECHECK
-          TYPECHECK(x,numeric)
-       END_TYPECHECK(atanh(x))
+       if (is_exactly_a<numeric>(x))
+               return atanh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        
-       return atanh(ex_to_numeric(x)); // -> numeric atanh(numeric)
+       return atanh(x).hold();
 }
 
 static ex atanh_eval(const ex & x)
@@ -959,13 +990,13 @@ static ex atanh_eval(const ex & x)
        if (x.info(info_flags::numeric)) {
                // atanh(0) -> 0
                if (x.is_zero())
-                       return _ex0();
+                       return _ex0;
                // atanh({+|-}1) -> throw
-               if (x.is_equal(_ex1()) || x.is_equal(_ex_1()))
+               if (x.is_equal(_ex1) || x.is_equal(_ex_1))
                        throw (pole_error("atanh_eval(): logarithmic pole",0));
                // atanh(float) -> float
                if (!x.info(info_flags::crational))
-                       return atanh_evalf(x);
+                       return atanh(ex_to<numeric>(x));
        }
        
        return atanh(x).hold();
@@ -976,30 +1007,50 @@ static ex atanh_deriv(const ex & x, unsigned deriv_param)
        GINAC_ASSERT(deriv_param==0);
        
        // d/dx atanh(x) -> 1/(1-x^2)
-       return power(_ex1()-power(x,_ex2()),_ex_1());
+       return power(_ex1-power(x,_ex2),_ex_1);
 }
 
-static ex atanh_series(const ex &x,
+static ex atanh_series(const ex &arg,
                        const relational &rel,
                        int order,
                        unsigned options)
 {
-       GINAC_ASSERT(is_ex_exactly_of_type(rel.lhs(),symbol));
+       GINAC_ASSERT(is_a<symbol>(rel.lhs()));
        // method:
-       // Taylor series where there is no pole or cut falls back to atan_deriv.
+       // Taylor series where there is no pole or cut falls back to atanh_deriv.
        // There are two branch cuts, one runnig from 1 up the real axis and one
        // one running from -1 down the real axis.  The points 1 and -1 are poles
        // On the branch cuts and the poles series expand
-       //     log((1+x)/(1-x))/(2*I)
+       //     (log(1+x)-log(1-x))/2
        // instead.
-       // (The constant term on the cut itself could be made simpler.)
-       const ex x_pt = x.subs(rel);
-       if (!(x_pt).info(info_flags::real))
+       const ex arg_pt = arg.subs(rel, subs_options::no_pattern);
+       if (!(arg_pt).info(info_flags::real))
                throw do_taylor();     // Im(x) != 0
-       if ((x_pt).info(info_flags::real) && abs(x_pt)<_ex1())
+       if ((arg_pt).info(info_flags::real) && abs(arg_pt)<_ex1)
                throw do_taylor();     // Im(x) == 0, but abs(x)<1
-       // if we got here we have to care for cuts and poles
-       return (log((1+x)/(1-x))/2).series(rel, order, options);
+       // care for the poles, using the defining formula for atanh()...
+       if (arg_pt.is_equal(_ex1) || arg_pt.is_equal(_ex_1))
+               return ((log(_ex1+arg)-log(_ex1-arg))*_ex1_2).series(rel, order, options);
+       // ...and the branch cuts (the discontinuity at the cut being just I*Pi)
+       if (!(options & series_options::suppress_branchcut)) {
+               // method:
+               // This is the branch cut: assemble the primitive series manually and
+               // then add the corresponding complex step function.
+               const symbol &s = ex_to<symbol>(rel.lhs());
+               const ex &point = rel.rhs();
+               const symbol foo;
+               const ex replarg = series(atanh(arg), s==foo, order).subs(foo==point, subs_options::no_pattern);
+               ex Order0correction = replarg.op(0)+csgn(I*arg)*Pi*I*_ex1_2;
+               if (arg_pt<_ex0)
+                       Order0correction += log((arg_pt+_ex_1)/(arg_pt+_ex1))*_ex1_2;
+               else
+                       Order0correction += log((arg_pt+_ex1)/(arg_pt+_ex_1))*_ex_1_2;
+               epvector seq;
+               seq.push_back(expair(Order0correction, _ex0));
+               seq.push_back(expair(Order(_ex1), order));
+               return series(replarg - pseries(rel, seq), rel, order);
+       }
+       throw do_taylor();
 }
 
 REGISTER_FUNCTION(atanh, eval_func(atanh_eval).
@@ -1008,6 +1059,4 @@ REGISTER_FUNCTION(atanh, eval_func(atanh_eval).
                          series_func(atanh_series));
 
 
-#ifndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC
 } // namespace GiNaC
-#endif // ndef NO_NAMESPACE_GINAC