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Okay, I am sorry if I gave you that impression. I have been reading everything you said and have not intentionally put anything other than what I think in my replies. My apology if I seemed argumentative, I was not trying to be.
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No, no. There is really no need to apologize. Maybe tomorrow, when I log on with the laptop, I will have a better chance of explaining what I want.
You do not seem argumentative. Just a bit stubborn. But, then again, I am no better.
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Not stubborn, passionate about numerical methods.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
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Well, I did not attack it as a numerical method.
But let's leave that for tomorrow.
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Hmmm, it is tomorrow and I do not see ole anonimnystefy here.
So, I will argue with myself:
bobbym: I think the PSLQ is great.
bobbym: It sure is, it was voted one of the top 10 algorithms of the 20th century.
bobbym: I did not know that...
bobbym: Possibly it was voted number one.
bobbym: I will tell anonimnystefy when I see him.
bobbym: You do that, he might listen to you.
more to follow...
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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You have not been here whole day while I was on the laptop.
Anyway, I think you have the wrong idea. I have nothibg against PSLQ. I am kust saying that it is not a method for solving integrals, because it is always paired up with some way of numerical integration.
On the other hand, I do think that contour integration is a method for solving integrals, because to solve an integral with it you do not need anything besides it submethods.
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That is you must admit a strange distinction about why one is and why another one is not.
Let me say that coupled together PSLQ and numerical integration will do a heck of a lot more integrals than contour integration.
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It is not strange. Look at it this way: contour integration is a method for solving integrals, but solely finding the residues isn't.
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contour integration is a method for solving integrals, but solely finding the residues isn't
Numerical integration is a method for solving integrals but using the PSLQ isn't.
Sounds the same as your post!
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There you go!
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But using both is a powerful method to solve definite integrals.
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That is true.
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So did you do one with your PSLQ?
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I haven't yet. I explored the world of Mathematica.
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How did you do that?
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Well, I searched for different things.
I found an implementation of a random walk, for example.
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A random walk can be done in M extremely easily. You use the accumulate function.
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I think he used NestList.
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M has a 1000 ways to do everything and that is its greatest strength and its biggest weakness.
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Why is it a weakness?
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The learning curve is not very steep for ordinary humans like myself.
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Hm. I'm not sure if that is a weakness on M's side or the user side.
Anyway, have you ran a simulation for the first two parts of the rat problem?
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Yes, and it is not getting Agnishom's answer for c) so I would like to check it again before showing it.
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Why not post it anyway? If there is an error somewhere, there are better chances of spotting it.
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When 2 answers do not agree that worries me a lot. Just a wee bit more tabasco!
Of course the user is weak, it is up to the package to help him out. Not everyone is a Newton or reptile spawned. Anyway 6000 commands and 500 added on each new release can be daunting.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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