I am trying to solve a differential equation with symbolic variables, but assume() does not seem to help answer maximas question:
t,a,b = var('t,a,b')
v = function('v',t)
de = diff(v,t)-a*v^2-b
assume((a*b)>0)
sol=desolve(de, dvar=v, ivar=t)I still get the error message:
TypeError: ECL says: Maxima asks: Is a*b positive or negative?How can i fix this?
You try to pass an assumption on an expression to maxima. Very Likely you can pass an assumption on symbolic variables only.
t,a,b = var('t,a,b')
v = function('v',t)
de = diff(v,t)-a*v^2-b
forget()
assume(a>0)
assume(b>0)
print assumptions()
sol=desolve(de, dvar=v, ivar=t)
print sol
forget()
assume(a<0)
assume(b<0)
print assumptions()
sol=desolve(de, dvar=v, ivar=t)
solYou can actually sometimes pass in more complicated thing to Maxima's assume, but there isn't necessarily a guarantee it will do much with those more complex ones.
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