Prime on a loop inserting a radical

[Mark Hardman]

(05-17-2015 07:14 PM)John Colvin Wrote:  I assumed it was a settings issue. I tried Exact in Cas and got the symbolic answer
Sqrt(2^i) but it didn't hang or crash.

The bug comes into play when the radical symbol (√) is used:

(05-13-2015 08:34 PM)salvomic Wrote:  (√2)^i here in Home ok: 0.9405+0.3396i
In CAS the calculation seems endless, and I can exit only with ON+Symb :-(

It has already been established by Helge that the bug does not present itself if the sqrt() function is used in place of the radical symbol:

(05-17-2015 05:31 PM)Helge Gabert Wrote:  Yes, same here,
and interestingly, in CAS,
(sqrt(2))^i returns sqrt(2^i).

Even the developer has agreed that this is a bug.

(05-17-2015 06:09 PM)parisse Wrote:  I just discovered this bug today. Will be fixed for Xcas next week.

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