SF [2159499] Full bigfloat precision for Gamma after the second call
Subject: SF [2159499] Full bigfloat precision for Gamma after the second call
From: Richard Fateman
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:54:36 -0700
FYI there is a 10-line lisp program that is a fast integer nth root in
Maxima, file rat3d.
It is called iroot
There is also a user-level access to this with nthroot() which works more
generally
over polynomials.
RJF
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
> [mailto:maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Raymond Toy
>....
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> Also, it occurred to me that you are computing sqrt(a). Could we not
> use the Lisp routine isqrt to compute sqrt(a*2^(2*n))?
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