expansion of an inverse function



On 8/5/2012 11:41 AM, K. B. Erickson wrote:
> I have defined a function  f(x):= "expression".  I know this function 
> is odd and strictly increasing and is analytic so it has an analytic 
> inverse, g(x): f(g(x))=x,  g(f(x))=x.  How do I use wxMaxima to 
> compute some of the Taylor coefficients for g(x)?  I do not have a 
> simple expression for g(x).  (I realize one can do this by hand, at 
> least for a few terms, but there ought to be a way to automate this 
> via wxMaxima and get a lot of terms.)
> kbe

Maybe compute the taylor series for f(x) and use revert.

Type    ? revert

for documentation.

Since I have looked at your question for about  45 seconds only, my 
response might not be right :)

RJF