constants of integration



-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----

>(I didn't actually test the code because I don't know an example
>which causes Maxima to emit the integration constant.)

Maxima uses a integration constant when it integrates an equation:

 (%i14) integrate(f(x)=x,x);
 (%o14) integrate(f(x),x)=x^2/2+integrationconstant8

When the rhs is 0, integrate(0,x) doesn't simplify to zero.
Is this is a bug?

 (%i15) integrate(f(x)=0,x);
 (%o15) integrate(f(x),x)=integrationconstant9+integrate(0,x)

BW