What are computed operators? Are those the D[0, 0] things? How avoid those? Is that same as second derivative of 1st variable?
On Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 11:33 AM Emmanuel Charpentier < emanuel.charpent...@gmail.com> wrote: > Probably because “the given second derivative” has a “computed operator”… > > BTW : > > var("x,y,z,t,v,c") > f=function("f") > xp=(t-v*x)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) > yp=y > zp=z > tp=(t-v*x/c^2)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) > foo=(sum(map(lambda u:derivative(f(xp,yp,zp,tp),u,2), (x, y, > z)))-derivative(f(xp,yp,zp,tp),t,2)/c^2).factor() > view(foo.simplify_full()) > > does partially what you mean… > Le dimanche 24 janvier 2021 à 17:36:44 UTC+1, cseb...@gmail.com a écrit : > >> Emmanuel >> >> But my question is more simple than that. I just want to know why the >> collect method was not able to collect all the terms with the given second >> derivative. >> >> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 2:15 AM Emmanuel Charpentier < >> emanuel.c...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Sage has recently acquired a large set of tools relative to manifolds >>> <https://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/>. A look at these tools and related >>> tutorials/references may be in order… >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Le samedi 23 janvier 2021 à 23:17:26 UTC+1, cseb...@gmail.com a écrit : >>> >>>> What you intend to do isn’t really clear… Could you try and clear your >>>>> goals ? >>>>> >>>> Emmanuel >>>> >>>> Thanks so much for your help. I'm trying to show that the wave >>>> equation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_equation) >>>> is invariant under a certain coordinate transformation called the >>>> Lorentz transformation (special relativity). >>>> >>>> I represent the function that obeys the wave equation in the primed >>>> coordinate system by f(xp, yp, zp, tp). >>>> >>>> I also represent the primed coordinates by the coordinates in the >>>> unprimed coordinate system. >>>> Therefore, f(xp, yp, zp, tp) = f(xp(x, y, z, t), yp(x, y, z, t), >>>> zp(x, y, z, t), tp(x, y, z, t)). >>>> >>>> I then find a bunch of derivates of f(xp(x, y, z, t), yp(x, y, z, t), >>>> zp(x, y, z, t), tp(x, y, z, t)) and try to collect terms. >>>> >>>> All the coordinates should be real numbers. >>>> >>>> Does that explain everything? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "sage-support" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/sage-support/TDseIA1M7vY/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> sage-support...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/068e5ac0-1d78-453f-a465-bc84e1d1fc90n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/068e5ac0-1d78-453f-a465-bc84e1d1fc90n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "sage-support" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/sage-support/TDseIA1M7vY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/ee8a8ac7-0505-4b3d-bd57-f4d7f01aa3c6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/ee8a8ac7-0505-4b3d-bd57-f4d7f01aa3c6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/CAG5-5iJxkz2oj9viMoaLa4AcbFe1QuCLGp1YCfY%3Dg7SkbexgBg%40mail.gmail.com.