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system


Usage

system( $a_{11},a_{12},\dots,a_{nn}$)
system(L)


Parameter Type Description
$a_{ij}$ $\mathbbm{Q}(x)$ The entries of a square matrix
L $\mathbbm{Q}[x,\frac d{dx}]$ A differential operator

parametricKRetvalsystem( $a_{11},\dots,a_{nn}$) returns the system $Y' = A Y$, where $A$ is the square matrix given by the $a_{ij}$'s, while system(L) returns the companion system associated with the operator L.


Remarks

The entries of the matrix must be listed by rows.


Example

The system

\begin{displaymath}
\left(\begin{array}{c} y_1' \\ y_2' \end{array}\right) =
\le...
...} \right)
\left(\begin{array}{c} y_1 \\ y_2 \end{array}\right)
\end{displaymath}

has the following rational kernel:
1 --> A := system(x, -1/x^2, x^2-x^4, x);
2 --> K := kernel(A);
3 --> tex(K);

\begin{displaymath}
\pmatrix{
{{1} \over {x}} \cr
x^{2}+1\cr }
\end{displaymath}



Manuel Bronstein 2002-09-04