Re: [Pdl-devel] unexpected results

2023-04-13 Thread Ed .
t;mailto:pdl-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: [Pdl-devel] unexpected results Dear pdl folks, doing $x=pdl(-3) with PDL v2.081 we obtain $x**2-9==0 but, defining $z=-3+0*i $z**2-9 =! 0 while $z*$z-9 ==0 May be integer power are computed differently for real but not for intrinsic complex? (loga

[Pdl-devel] unexpected results

2023-04-13 Thread Guillermo P. Ortiz
Dear pdl folks, doing $x=pdl(-3) with PDL v2.081 we obtain $x**2-9==0 but, defining $z=-3+0*i $z**2-9 =! 0 while $z*$z-9 ==0 May be integer power are computed differently for real but not for intrinsic complex? (logarithmically for any power) Regards -- Dr. Guillermo P. Ortiz Electromagneti