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Polynomials with symbolic exponents

asked 2018-06-21 13:09:55 +0100

StepanHolub gravatar image

updated 2018-06-28 17:32:12 +0100

Is there a structure available which would admit formulas like $$(X^a + Y^b) * X^d * Y^e$$ where $X,Y,a,b,d,e$ are variables?

Obvious identities like $$(X^a + Y^b) * X^d * Y^e = X^{(a+d)} * Y^e + X^d * Y^{(b+e)}$$ should hold.

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answered 2018-06-28 20:07:03 +0100

tmonteil gravatar image

What about:

sage: var('X,Y,a,b,d,e')
(X, Y, a, b, d, e)
sage: (X^a+Y^b)*X^d*Y^e
(X^a + Y^b)*X^d*Y^e
sage: (X^a+Y^b)*X^d*Y^e == (X^(a+d)*Y^e+X^d*Y^(b+e))
(X^a + Y^b)*X^d*Y^e == X^d*Y^(b + e) + X^(a + d)*Y^e
sage: bool(_)
True
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