simplifying expressions - How to select TransformationFunctions based on Assumptions made when using Simplify?
I am re-writing the question using a very simple example so not to confuse matters with the another question being asked where I used the example from there.
In general, how to add logic to switch between one TransformationFunctions
or another inside Simplify
or any function that uses TransformationFunctions
?
For example,
ClearAll[n, tf, e, cf];
cf[e_] := LeafCount@e
tfForIntegerOnly[e_] := If[MatchQ[e, 2 n], n, e]
tfForRealOnly[e_] := If[MatchQ[e, 2 n], n^2, e]
Assuming[Element[n, Integers],
Simplify[2 n, TransformationFunctions -> {Automatic, tf}, ComplexityFunction -> cf]]
How to make it use tfForIntegerOnly
when Element[n, Integers]
and use tfForRealOnly
when Element[n, Reals]
Where to add this logic? How to pass the assumptions around or check for it and what it contains? Since Mathematica does not have types (in traditional sense) associated or attached with the symbols themselves (other than looking at Head, which in this case provides no information), one needs a general way to handle this.
Original question below
I'd like to simplify an expression under one set of assumptions using one TransformationFunctions
function and use another TransformationFunctions
function (or use Automatic
) for different set of assumptions.
The problem is that the TransformationFunctions
itself has no access to these Assumptions
used before in calling Simplify
and hence it is hard to find a way to add logic to detect which assumptions is used at that level.
To explain, I want to apply TransformationFunctions
to transform Gamma[1/2 + n]
to Sqrt[Pi] (Factorial2[2 *(n - 1/2) - 1])/2^(n - 1/2)
but only when Element[n, Integers] && n > 1
.
I am not able to find a way to pass these assumptions from the Assuming
call to the TransformationFunctions
or a way to make 2 different TransformationFunctions
and use vs. the other inside Simplify
itself.
Here an example
ClearAll[n, tf, e, cf];
cf[e_] := Count[e, Gamma, Infinity, Heads -> True] 1000 + LeafCount@e
tf[e_] := If[MatchQ[e, Gamma[1/2 + n]],Sqrt[Pi] (Factorial2[2 *(n - 1/2) - 1])/2^(n - 1/2), e]
Assuming[Element[n, Integers] && n > 1,Simplify[Gamma[1/2 + n] + Gamma[1/3 + n],
TransformationFunctions -> {Automatic, tf},ComplexityFunction -> cf]]
But now if I assume n
is Real
, I do not want to modify the code above, but I want the TransformationFunctions
to automatically to detect this and in this case not apply this transformation rule or add some logic inside Simplify
to use one TransformationFunctions
vs. the other based on Assumptions
ClearAll[n, tf, e, cf];
cf[e_] := Count[e, Gamma, Infinity, Heads -> True] 1000 + LeafCount@e
tf[e_] := If[MatchQ[e, Gamma[1/2 + n]], Sqrt[Pi] (Factorial2[2 *(n - 1/2) - 1])/2^(n - 1/2), e]
Assuming[Element[n, Reals], Simplify[Gamma[1/2 + n] + Gamma[1/3 + n],
TransformationFunctions -> {Automatic, tf},
ComplexityFunction -> cf]]
which is wrong since now n
is not an integer now.
I'd like to be able to write
Assuming[Element[n, Reals], Simplify[Gamma[1/2 + n] + Gamma[1/3 + n],
TransformationFunctions ->Cases[Element[n, Reals], Automatic, Element[n, Integers] && n > 1,tf],
ComplexityFunction -> cf]
]
But the above is not valid syntax.
Answer
I had a bit of trouble following the use of explicit (hard-coded) Symbols (n
) in your transformation functions. I assumed these were used only for the simple example and replaced them with patters in my code below.
I believe you want something like this:
ClearAll[n, tf, e, cf];
cf[e_] := Count[e, Gamma, Infinity, Heads -> True] 1000 + LeafCount@e
tf[Gamma[1/2 + x_]] /; Simplify[x ∈ Integers] :=
Sqrt[Pi] (Factorial2[2*(x - 1/2) - 1])/2^(x - 1/2)
Now:
Table[
Assuming[Element[n, domain] && n > 1,
Simplify[Gamma[1/2 + n] + Gamma[1/3 + n],
TransformationFunctions -> {Automatic, tf},
ComplexityFunction -> cf]],
{domain, {Integers, Reals}}
] // Column
2^(1/2 - n) Sqrt[π] (2 (-1 + n))!! + Gamma[1/3 + n]
Gamma[1/3 + n] + Gamma[1/2 + n]
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