01:30 -!- Prax01D(n=Prax01D@tor58-23b-95-43.dynamic.rogerstelecom.net) has joined #maxima 04:46 -!- ASau(n=user@79.111.30.114) has joined #maxima 04:58 -!- eggauah(n=daniel@201.82.11.172) has joined #maxima 06:08 -!- robert__(n=robert@dialup-4.227.246.84.Dial1.Denver1.Level3.net) has joined #maxima 06:25 -!- istefano(n=istefano@65.39.87.25) has left #maxima 06:39 -!- stw__(n=stw@e176174104.adsl.alicedsl.de) has joined #maxima 06:55 -!- klutometis(i=klutomet@klutometis.wikitex.org) has joined #maxima 07:06 -!- ASau`(n=user@80.250.218.3) has joined #maxima 07:33 -!- Prax01D(n=Prax01D@tor58-23b-95-22.dynamic.rogerstelecom.net) has joined #maxima 12:10 -!- trebor_win(n=none_ask@mail.dki.tu-darmstadt.de) has joined #maxima 13:40 -!- Prax01D10D(n=Prax01D@tor58-4-74-57.dynamic.rogerstelecom.net) has joined #maxima 14:48 -!- eggauah(n=daniel@201.82.11.172) has joined #maxima 14:48 -!- turn-omg(n=turn-omg@58-70-127-183.eonet.ne.jp) has joined #maxima 15:24 -!- szymon(n=szymon@bzp22.neoplus.adsl.tpnet.pl) has joined #maxima 18:37 -!- ASau(n=user@79.111.29.223) has joined #maxima 19:30 -!- Prax01D(n=Prax01D@tor58-4-74-138.dynamic.rogerstelecom.net) has joined #maxima 19:32 -!- turn-omg_(n=turn-omg@58-70-127-183.eonet.ne.jp) has joined #maxima 19:35 -!- turn-om__(n=turn-omg@58-70-109-42.eonet.ne.jp) has joined #maxima 20:17 -!- turn-omg(n=turn-omg@59-190-25-126.eonet.ne.jp) has joined #maxima 20:39 -!- Halabund(n=chatzill@tunnel-44-118.vpn.uib.no) has joined #maxima 20:40 I tried the Maxima system included in the Euler toolbox 20:40 http://mathsrv.ku-eichstaett.de/MGF/homes/grothmann/euler/ 20:40 I typed 20:40 : solve(x^a=2, x) 20:40 The it asked me: 20:40 Is a an integer? 20:41 If I type "yes", it says [x=2^(1/a)] 20:41 If I type "no", it still says [x=2^(1/a)] 20:42 So what is question this about? 20:43 2^(1/a) is not the full solution in either case 20:55 -!- HaraldG(n=rldprog@g4v1.g4.wien.funkfeuer.at) has joined #maxima 21:04 -!- HalabundL(n=Halabund@pc-kfys1.fi.uib.no) has joined #maxima 21:06 HalabundL: here? 21:35 -!- turn-omg_(n=turn-omg@59-190-69-209.eonet.ne.jp) has joined #maxima 22:39 -!- Halabund(n=chatzill@tunnel-44-118.vpn.uib.no) has joined #maxima 22:40 ASau: I was just curious if it was possible to obtain a more general solution. 22:40 No, I don't think so. 22:41 Though I may be mistaken. 22:42 I saw a newsgroup post about Mathematica giving a funny solution for this problem. I was curious if any other CAS can obtain a general solution 22:42 Well, I've broken my FriCAS installation. 22:42 Sorry, can't check. 22:42 http://groups.google.com/group/sci.math.symbolic/browse_thread/thread/7fd6b9aab4beec7e/b4b70a0d9ed4f54e#b4b70a0d9ed4f54e 22:44 This is Mathematica's solution for x^a == exp(1) 22:44 http://pastebin.com/d27f45311 23:50 -!- szymon(n=szymon@caa121.neoplus.adsl.tpnet.pl) has joined #maxima 23:53 -!- chomzee(i=chomzee@platinum.linux.pl) has joined #maxima 23:53 hello 23:53 I've just recompiled new version of maxima 23:54 and i can not use arrow keys to move around the console version of maxima 23:54 (%i1) integrate()^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D 23:54 e.g. "^[[D" appears when I type left arrow key 23:55 i recomile maxima under gentoo linux system. Did i miss some flag i should compile it with? 23:55 chomzee: not all lisp interpreters use readline 23:56 [ebuild R ] sci-mathematics/maxima-5.14.0 USE="X nls tk unicode -clisp (-cmucl) -emacs -gcl -latex -sbcl -xemacs" 23:56 -EPARSE 23:57 I have "X nls tk unicode" flags selected and "clisp cmucl emacs gcl latex sbcl xemacs" unselected 23:57 in my gentoo ebuild of maxima 23:57 then you have selected no lisp interpreter 23:57 maybe it just randomly chose one 23:57 it should be fixed if i select 'clisp' flag? 23:57 i will try