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Error in ARIMAProcess example
I am trying to compile the sample of ARIMAProcess of MMA here .It doesn't work.What is wrong?Could you please help?I am using exact same code.
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2answers
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How to embed an image into a string?
The documentation for String contains the following statements:
Strings can contain any sequence of ordinary and special characters:
…
Strings preserve ...
4
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1answer
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RLink and R v3.0.1?
Running
InstallR["RHomeLocation" -> "C:\Program Files\R\R-3.0.1"]
results in a popup box titled "Version Mismatch" saying "Error: R.DLL version does not match (DLL:3.0.1, expecting: 2.14.0)."
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0answers
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InverseFunction on an Interpolating Function is misbehaving
I am getting strange behavior when I try to calculate the inverse of an interpolating function for two similar data sets.
My data sets are:
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4
votes
1answer
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Mathematica 9 can't integrate this function but earlier versions could
Integrate[ ArcTan[x]/(1 + x) Log[(1 + x^2)/2], {x, -1, 1}]
I used Mathematica 9.0.1 on Windows7 32bit, Mathematica 9 cannot compute this, but Mathematica 8 gives ...
13
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2answers
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Problem importing URL with Greek characters
I'm considering buying a car. So I thought why not make a web-crawler in Mathematica to pile-up car data? Brilliant idea.
Then I found this Greek website, gocar.gr, which just so happens to have all ...
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0answers
58 views
Exporting large numbers in WDX format
I have a list of 10 000 3×3 matrices in Mathematica. The entries are rational numbers. I would like to write this to a file so I can load it again in the future. After some fussing with file formats, ...
7
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1answer
187 views
How accurate is GeoDistance?
Two years ago I tried an evaluation copy of Mathematica. I reported
various inaccuracies in the GeoDistance routine to which I never
received any fix. Could ...
8
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1answer
177 views
Mathematica8 can compile this function but Mathematica 9 can't if I set CompilationTarget -> “C”
Following code worked on Mathematica 8, but in Mathematica 9 it can't be compiled, it return this message
CompiledFunction::cflist: Nontensor object generated; proceeding with uncompiled ...
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0answers
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Why my Mathematica 9.0.1 wont work with some samples of Mathematica in Graph Theory?
I updated my Mathematica recently to 9.0.1 cause the previous version was giving me freaky result especially in FindMinimumCostFlow and ...
4
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2answers
116 views
Why is this parallel evaluation with Dispatch[] so slow?
Can you efficiently parallelize this? The parallel versions are much slower than the sequential version, and I'm not sure why. Does SetSharedVariable allow ...
28
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2answers
506 views
Variable naming changes everything
I am having a rather unusual problem I do not understand with Mathematica where renaming one of the variables of my function causes the function to stop "working". Here is the example of the code ...
5
votes
1answer
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Importing images from the web using ImportString & URLFetch
I can bring images from the web using the Import command like this:
Import["http://blog.wolfram.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/se-30.jpg"]
Sometimes the web ...
7
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0answers
92 views
Compile not correctly initializing a variable defined inside Module
In the following example, inside the minimumX's Module, x is initialized to 1, but the ...
4
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1answer
94 views
RSolve gives a Context::ssle error
I want to solve the following recurrence equation
RSolve[{(k + 2) c[k + 2] q^(k + 1) - c[k] == 0}, c[k], k]
During calculation in Mathematica I get this ...
6
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1answer
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1answer
234 views
Why can't I change the value of MaxRecursion in NIntegrate when integrating BesselJ?
I am trying to evaluate this integral numerically
$$
\int_0^{\infty } J_0(q R) \tanh(q) \, \mathrm{d}q
$$
for large values of $R$. This makes the integrand oscillate more quickly and Mathematica ...
5
votes
1answer
159 views
Error invoking Information on functions containing Legended
In adapting some plotting functions to utilize the PlotLegends option of version 9, I came across the following errors:
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4
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2answers
114 views
Strange behavior of Integrate
I'm trying to calculate the following integral using Mathematica 9.0.1.0
a11=Integrate[Abs[Sin[b+x]],{x,0,2*\[Pi]}]
This should be a simple problem; however, it ...
8
votes
1answer
296 views
FourierSeries for rational function looks wrong
I have the following code:
ser[x_] = FourierSeries[(\[Pi]^2 + a)/(3 x^2 + a), x, 10] // N // Chop
It gives me some series, which I then try to plot. And ...
2
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0answers
100 views
Derivatives of list elements
Could someone explain the odd behavior of the Derivative function when drawing arguments from lists? We have,
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5
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0answers
79 views
Compiled function crashes kernel when trying to list over different length arguments
I'm trying to speed up a tally/binning operation that I have to run many times.
I have many lists of between 1 and 10 numbers from the range [1,5] and I want to ...
8
votes
2answers
143 views
Problem with NIntegrate when WorkingPrecision is specified
I am trying to evaluate this integral numerically:
$$
\int_0^{\infty } m \exp (-m) J_1(m){}^2 \, dm
$$
Everything is OK when only the integration method is specified:
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8
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0answers
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Why does Mathematica give an incorrect answer to this multiple integral?
This is not a new problem but I would like to understand why Mathematica gives the result that it does. (Volume of a hypersphere)
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4answers
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1answer
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Upon PDF export, edgeless rectangles do not tile perfectly, and corners may be cut. Is this a bug?
Exporting the following as a PDF file
Graphics[{
{Red, Rectangle[{0, 0}, {1, 1}]},
{Green, Rectangle[{1, 0}, {2, 1}]}
}]
does not produce perfectly tiled ...
7
votes
1answer
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ToNumberField won't recognize Root[…] as explicit algebraic number
In Mathematica 9.0.1, it appears that ToNumberField will not always recognize a Root object as an explicit algebraic number.
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3
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0answers
129 views
Cannot save file
Hello I have a problem in saving files in Mathematica. I can't save not only notebooks but also figures. When I choose to save the notebook it open a window that says:
Mathematica could not find ...
8
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0answers
103 views
Help bogged down at first query
When I open help at the first time in a mathematica session and I submit a query it always get bogged down for many seconds until a message appears as in the picture. Then I select continue waiting, I ...
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0answers
118 views
Strange result from evaluating a Limit expression
When I evaluate the limit of (1-Cos[x]) Sin[1/x] at x = 0 in Mathematica 9, I obtained ...
7
votes
1answer
71 views
Crash with subsetting TemporalData
The first line gets a single sample path for an M/M/1 queue for time between 0 and 100. No problem, I can plot it, etc.
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6
votes
1answer
90 views
Tooltip not working in web deployed cdf
I deployed a CDF file in a web page. I used both Mouseover and Tooltip functions. They both work in the raw CDF file. The ...
5
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2answers
127 views
Is there something wrong with VertexConnectivity
As I noticed in the documentation VertexConnectivity is defined as the following
The vertex connectivity of a graph $g$ is the smallest number of vertices whose ...
10
votes
2answers
157 views
SaveDefinitions->True changes the displayed image
I have a Manipulate[ ] that displays an image with a superimposed Locator object. It works fine when I have ...
3
votes
1answer
105 views
Something wrong with RectangleChart and Tooltip?
Currently I'm working on a diagram showing the merit order of power plants in the Netherlands. On the horizontal axes you see the cumulative power and on the vertical axes you see the costs per MWh. ...
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0answers
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Mathematica 7: “LessEqual::nord:” error when using NMinimize on a real function
I encounter a problem (Mathematica 7) similar to Strategies to avoid LessEqual::nord in NMinimize? but the advised strategies don't work for me. Also, I get different results with different ...
3
votes
2answers
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CommunityGraphPlot doesn't size
When I need to plot a 'large' graph with CommunityGraphPlot the output is always sized at the Mathematica default value. The Graph object itself can be resized with ImageSize option. However that ...
3
votes
1answer
146 views
BarChart and Log Scale results in different bar origins
I want to create a bar chart from two different data sets.
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2
votes
2answers
190 views
Weird NDSolve behavior with Piecewise (MMA9)
NDSolve in Mathematica 9.0.0 (MacOS) is behaving strangely with a piecewise right hand side. The following code (a simplified version of my real problem):
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2
votes
3answers
162 views
ParametricPlot and PlotLegends don't seem to cooperate
I noted that only part of the legend shows up in ParametricPlot using v9's PlotLegends:
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3
votes
1answer
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Sum of positive terms gives negative answer
Mathematica evaluates Sum[((n - y - 1)*(n - y)^2*n^y)/y!, {y, 0, n - 2}] as -2 e^n n. This should not be a negative value. ...
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0answers
145 views
Is this a bug in ListPicker?
I use Mathematica v9.0.1 Home Edition. I recently modified some code to take advantage of the ListPicker Manipulate control (new ...
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votes
3answers
226 views
Why doesn't my script work when I redirect stdout?
I'm using Mathematica Home Edition 9.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.8.2.
I have this script:
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5
votes
2answers
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Exporting a .xlsx file with about 500 columns
When I want to Export["text.xlsx", data] where data is a matrix with 500 columns and 10000 rows, I get the error message:
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0answers
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Problem when merging cells including commentary
This is a more of a problem report than a question.
When merging the two cells
Cell1:
foo
(*foobar*)
bar
and Cell2:
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10
votes
1answer
118 views
FindInstance returns Indeterminate in version 9, but not in 8
Here is a trivial system of equations in three unknowns for which FindInstance obtains a solution:
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6
votes
1answer
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Erfc Not Returning Results Specified in Documentation
In the documentation for Erfc (under "Possible Issues"), the following command returns a number that is extremely close to 2:
However, when I run this same command in a fresh kernel, I get:
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8
votes
2answers
158 views
Strange behavior of PlotMarkers with ListLinePlot[] and InterpolationOrder->0
I want to create a ListLinePlot with InterpolationOrder->0. However, when using plot markers like in
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6
votes
1answer
166 views
Font size in PDF export with legended plots not working
I need to export plots as PDF with a given image and font size. Everything is working fine if there is no legend for that plot. However, if I want to export legended plots, the font size is decreased ...
13
votes
1answer
206 views
High memory use while exporting a BMP
Something mysterious is going on when exporting images. I'm using Mathematica 9.0.1 on Windows 7 (64 bit), and find that the memory use is excessive when exporting to a bmp. But it doesn't happen ...
