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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    Stavros> Interestingly, Polarform manages to block some other simplifications:

    Stavros>      exp(%i*%pi) => -1
    Stavros> but
    Stavros>      polarform(-1) => exp(%i*%pi)

    Stavros>      exp(%i*%pi/2) => %i
    Stavros> but
    Stavros>      polarform(%i) => exp(%i*%pi/2)

Could it be caused by %emode?  polarform binds %emode to false when
computing the polarform, and false implies no special simplification.

Ray