diff(abs(complex function)) stays complex -- wrong result

Hi, i'm a newbe. Wanted to diff the abs of a complex function, but got wrong results. The problem seems to be that diff(abs ...) stays complex and then there somthing gets weird. Thx for the help.
clear
format compact
syms x real;
v(x)=1j*x/(1j*2*x+1.1)^2;
re(x) = real(v(x));
im(x) = imag(v(x));
vabs(x) = sqrt(re(x)^2+im(x)^2);
vabsdiff(x) = diff(vabs(x))
x0a= solve(vabsdiff(x)==0,x); %correct
fprintf('abs of complex function correct => correct\n') ;
av(x)=abs(v(x));
fprintf('diff abs => correct\n') ;
diffav(x)=diff(abs(v(x)));
assume(x>0);
x0b= solve(diffav(x)==0,x); %wrong
n=1001;
t=linspace(000.1,10,n);
%numeric now
%attention: diff just calculates the delta y; delta x = 1 ==> correction
%of delta x
diffnumeric=diff(double(vabs(t)))/((t(end)-t(1))/n);
subplot(2,2,1);
plot(t,double(av(t)));
title('The original function');
subplot(2,2,2);
plot(t(1:end-1),double(diffnumeric));
title('Diff numeric');
subplot(2,2,3);
plot(t,vabsdiff(t)); %should look like subplot 2
title('Diff symbolic via sqrt(re^2+im^2');
subplot(2,2,4);
plot(t,diffav(t),'r'); %should look like subplot 2
% warning => treated as complex
title('Diff symbolic via diff(abs)) W R O N G !');

1 Comment

Adam
Adam on 11 Dec 2014
Edited: Adam on 11 Dec 2014
Please remember to include relevant product information in the 'Products' list.
'syms' requires the Symbolic Toolbox and looks as though it does not behave the same as normal data.

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