Suppose I define
F1[R + a] = F1[R] + a D[F1[R],R]
F2[R + 2 a] = F2[R] + 2 a D[F2[R],R]
and I want to expand the square of their sum keeping only first order terms in a
.
Expand[(F1[R + a] + F2[R + 2 a])^2]
(*=>F1[R]^2 + 2 F1[R] F2[R] + F2[R]^2 + 2 a F1[R] Derivative[1][F1][R] +
2 a F2[R] Derivative[1][F1][R] + a^2 Derivative[1][F1][R]^2 +
4 a F1[R] Derivative[1][F2][R] + 4 a F2[R] Derivative[1][F2][R] +
4 a^2 Derivative[1][F1][R] Derivative[1][F2][R] +
4 a^2 Derivative[1][F2][R]^2 *)
Expand doesn't work with Assumptions
. How can I expand the above sum and exclude a^2
terms?
I can do Expand[(F1[R + a] + F2[R + 2 a])^2] /. a^2 -> 0
but I don't really like it.