Added simplify_by_equality

Added a simplification function to simplify expressions using a given equality a = b + c, by replacing occurences of e.g. b + c by a, or a - b by c.

pystencils/sympyextensions.py

@@ -453,6 +453,71 @@ def recursive_collect(expr, symbols, order_by_occurences=False):
     return rec_sum
 
 
+def summands(expr):
+    return set(expr.args) if isinstance(expr, sp.Add) else {expr}
+
+
+def simplify_by_equality(expr, a, b, c):
+    """
+    Uses the equality a = b + c, where a and b must be symbols, to simplify expr 
+    by attempting to express additive combinations of two quantities by the third.
+
+    This works on expressions that are reducible to the form 
+    :math:`a * (...) + b * (...) + c * (...)`,
+    without any mixed terms of a, b and c.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(a, sp.Symbol) or not isinstance(b, sp.Symbol):
+        raise ValueError("a and b must be symbols.")
+
+    expr = sp.sympify(expr)
+    if not {a, b, c} <= expr.atoms(sp.Symbol):
+        return expr
+
+    expr_expanded = sp.expand(expr)
+    a_coeff = expr_expanded.coeff(a, 1)
+    expr_expanded -= (a * a_coeff).expand()
+    b_coeff = expr_expanded.coeff(b, 1)
+    expr_expanded -= (b * b_coeff).expand()
+    if isinstance(c, sp.Symbol):
+        c_coeff = expr_expanded.coeff(c, 1)
+        rest = expr_expanded - (c * c_coeff).expand()
+    elif is_constant(c):
+        c_coeff = expr_expanded / c
+        rest = 0
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("c must be either a symbol or a constant!")
+
+    a_summands = summands(a_coeff)
+    b_summands = summands(b_coeff)
+    c_summands = summands(c_coeff)
+
+    # replace b + c by a
+    b_plus_c_coeffs = b_summands & c_summands
+    for coeff in b_plus_c_coeffs:
+        rest += a * coeff
+    b_summands -= b_plus_c_coeffs
+    c_summands -= b_plus_c_coeffs
+
+    # replace a - b by c
+    neg_b_summands = {-x for x in b_summands}
+    a_minus_b_coeffs = a_summands & neg_b_summands
+    for coeff in a_minus_b_coeffs:
+        rest += c * coeff
+    a_summands -= a_minus_b_coeffs
+    b_summands -= {-x for x in a_minus_b_coeffs}
+
+    # replace a - c by b
+    neg_c_summands = {-x for x in c_summands}
+    a_minus_c_coeffs = a_summands & neg_c_summands
+    for coeff in a_minus_c_coeffs:
+        rest += b * coeff
+    a_summands -= a_minus_c_coeffs
+    c_summands -= {-x for x in a_minus_c_coeffs}
+
+    # put it back together
+    return (rest + a * sum(a_summands) + b * sum(b_summands) + c * sum(c_summands)).expand()
+
+
 def count_operations(term: Union[sp.Expr, List[sp.Expr], List[Assignment]],
                      only_type: Optional[str] = 'real') -> Dict[str, int]:
     """Counts the number of additions, multiplications and division.