Re: native complex numbers - testers wanted

[Asko Kauppi <askok@...>]

Thanks:  was simply using the wrong formulas for pow.

Now, it still gives innacurate answers, but close to -1:

  Lua 5.1.1  Copyright (C) 1994-2006 Lua.org, PUC-Rio (complex)
  > a=1i
  > =a^2
  -1+1.2246467991474e-16i

Should something be done about this (like handling real powers  
separately)?



Pavol Severa kirjoitti 7.9.2006 kello 16.46:

> I got
> > a=1i
> > =a^2
> 5.436563659181 +5.436563659181i
>
> (I hope I didn't screw up something; anyway =a*a prints -1 :)
>
> Best regards
> P.