Re: [Maxima-bugs] [ maxima-Bugs-1407378 ] polarform returns a rectangular expression for float argumen

>>>>> "Stavros" == Stavros Macrakis <macrakis at gmail.com> writes:

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    >> >> polarform (1.0 + %i);  =>   1.414213562373095 (.7071067811865475 %i
    >> + .7071067811865476)


    Stavros> it's nice that exp(1.0*%i) gets evalutated numerically, but we don't
    >> want this to happen in polarform.
    >> 

    Stavros> Polarform tries to prevent this sort of simplification by explicitly adding
    Stavros> a simp flag.  You can test whether the simp flag is being ignored by
    Stavros> constructing the expression yourself:

    Stavros>        ?list(?list(?mexpt,?simp),%e,0.78*%i)

Hmm.  This particular form is left unevaluated.  But polarform(1.0+%i)
is still evaluated.  And by tracing simpexpt, I can see that there is
no simp flag for mexpt.  So perhaps I should check to make sure
polarform is setting the simp flag.

Thanks for the hint!

Ray