This is a tutorial that documents GiNaC @value{VERSION}, an open
framework for symbolic computation within the C++ programming language.
-Copyright (C) 1999-2003 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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-Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2003 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2004 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
@section License
The GiNaC framework for symbolic computation within the C++ programming
-language is Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2003 Johannes Gutenberg
+language is Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2004 Johannes Gutenberg
University Mainz, Germany.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
0.005229569563530960100930652283899231589890420784634635522547448972148869544...
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+Note that the convention for arguments on the branch cut in GiNaC as stated above is
+different from the one Remiddi and Vermaseren have chosen for the harmonic polylogarithm.
+
If a function evaluates to infinity, no exceptions are raised, but the function is returned
unevaluated, e.g.
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