The name of the function that does is 'revert.' There is
user documentation (type ? revert).
Barton
-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
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>From: sen1 at math.msu.edu
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>Date: 05/27/2007 02:54PM
>Subject: invert power series?
>
>Hello,
> I have a power series of the form
>
>x(t) = a[1]*t + a[2]*t^2 + . . .
>
>with a[1] different from 0.
>
>and I would like to invert it to the series
>
>t(x) = b[1]*x + b[2]*x^2 + . . .
>
>Are there built-in maxima routines which can be used to do this. I
>know I can write my own recursion, but I want to know if this is
>already part of the maxima code.
>
>TIA,
> -sen
>
>
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