On Mon, 2011-03-21 at 14:25 +0100, Michael Kogan wrote:
> implicit_plot(1=integrate(1/sqrt(1+(1/z-1)*x
> +(z^2-1)*y),z,0,1),[x,-5,5],[y,-5,5]);
>
> Output
>
> Maxima encountered a Lisp error:
Hi,
the problem is not with implicit_plot, but with integrate which cannot
solve that integral. Even using one of the numerical methods in Maxima
that integral will fail, because in z=0 the term 1/z gives you an
overflow.
Regards,
Jaime