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<DIV><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><FONT face=Calibri>Dear 
all,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><FONT 
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><FONT face=Calibri>is it a stupid question 
in asking why the condition herebellow leads to an error ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><FONT 
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><EM><U>Nota</U></EM> 
: </SPAN><SPAN class=867465013-26012011> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><FONT face=Calibri>- I just want to keep the 
integer values resulting from the root finding ... </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><FONT face=Calibri>- (if + r_) leads to en 
error while the formula works <SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">T2_</SPAN> 
</FONT><FONT face=Calibri><FONT color=#000000><SPAN 
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??</SPAN><BR></FONT><BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><FONT face=Calibri>Another (stupid) question 
: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=867465013-26012011><FONT face=Calibri>-  is it possible to 
perform a root finding with real exponents instead of integer ones ? if so how 
?</FONT></DIV></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN class=867465013-26012011>- the 
exponents typically look like [ 0.5*(gamma_ + 1) / (gamma_ - 1) ]: 
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN 
class=867465013-26012011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN class=867465013-26012011>Thanks everybody for 
(previous and futur) advices</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN 
class=867465013-26012011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN class=867465013-26012011>Paul</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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