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o2scl::deriv_gsl< func_t > Class Template Reference

Numerical differentiation (GSL) More...

Detailed Description

template<class func_t = funct11>
class o2scl::deriv_gsl< func_t >

This class computes the numerical derivative of a function. The stepsize h should be specified before use. If similar functions are being differentiated in succession, the user may be able to increase the speed of later derivatives by setting the new stepsize equal to the optimized stepsize from the previous differentiation, by setting h to h_opt.

The derivative computation will never fail, but the results will be incorrect for sufficiently difficult functions or if the step size is not properly chosen.

Some successive derivative computations can be made more efficient by using the optimized stepsize in deriv_gsl::h_opt , which is set by the most recent last derivative computation.

Setting deriv_base::verbose to a number greater than zero results in output for each call to central_deriv() which looks like:

deriv_gsl: 
step: 1.000000e-04
abscissas: 4.999500e-01 4.999000e-01 5.000500e-01 5.001000e-01
ordinates: 4.793377e-01 4.793816e-01 4.794694e-01 4.795132e-01
res: 8.775825e-01 trc: 1.462163e-09 rnd: 7.361543e-12

where the last line contains the result (res), the truncation error (trc) and the rounding error (rnd). If deriv_base::verbose is greater than 1, a keypress is required after each iteration.

Computing first derivatives requires either 1 or 2 calls to central_deriv() and thus either 4 or 8 function calls. This class never calls the error handler.

Note
Second and third derivatives are computed by naive nested applications of the formula for the first derivative. No uncertainty for these derivatives is provided.

An example demonstrating the usage of this class is given in examples/ex_deriv.cpp and the Differentiation example .

Idea for Future:
Include the forward and backward GSL derivatives?

Definition at line 110 of file deriv_gsl.h.

#include <deriv_gsl.h>

Inheritance diagram for o2scl::deriv_gsl< func_t >:
o2scl::deriv_base< func_t >

Public Member Functions

virtual int deriv_err (double x, func_t &func, double &dfdx, double &err)
 Calculate the first derivative of func w.r.t. x and uncertainty.
 
virtual const char * type ()
 Return string denoting type ("deriv_gsl")
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from o2scl::deriv_base< func_t >
virtual double deriv (double x, func_t &func)
 Calculate the first derivative of func w.r.t. x. More...
 
virtual double deriv2 (double x, func_t &func)
 Calculate the second derivative of func w.r.t. x.
 
virtual double deriv3 (double x, func_t &func)
 Calculate the third derivative of func w.r.t. x.
 
virtual double get_err ()
 Get uncertainty of last calculation.
 
virtual int deriv2_err (double x, func_t &func, double &d2fdx2, double &err)
 Calculate the second derivative of func w.r.t. x and the uncertainty.
 
virtual int deriv3_err (double x, func_t &func, double &d3fdx3, double &err)
 Calculate the third derivative of func w.r.t. x and the uncertainty.
 

Data Fields

double h
 Initial stepsize. More...
 
double h_opt
 The last value of the optimized stepsize. More...
 
- Data Fields inherited from o2scl::deriv_base< func_t >
bool err_nonconv
 If true, call the error handler if the routine does not "converge".
 
int verbose
 Output control.
 

Protected Member Functions

template<class func2_t >
int deriv_tlate (double x, func2_t &func, double &dfdx, double &err)
 Internal template version of the derivative function.
 
virtual int deriv_err_int (double x, funct11 &func, double &dfdx, double &err)
 Internal version of calc_err() for second and third derivatives.
 
template<class func2_t >
int central_deriv (double x, double hh, double &result, double &abserr_round, double &abserr_trunc, func2_t &func)
 Compute derivative using 5-point rule. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from o2scl::deriv_base< func_t >
virtual double deriv_int (double x, funct11 &func)
 Calculate the first derivative of func w.r.t. x. More...
 
double derivfun (double x, func_t *fp)
 The function for the second derivative.
 
double derivfun2 (double x, func_t *fp)
 The function for the third derivative.
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Attributes inherited from o2scl::deriv_base< func_t >
bool from_deriv
 Avoids infinite loops in case the user calls the base class version.
 
double derr
 The uncertainity in the most recent derivative computation.
 

Member Function Documentation

template<class func_t = funct11>
template<class func2_t >
int o2scl::deriv_gsl< func_t >::central_deriv ( double  x,
double  hh,
double &  result,
double &  abserr_round,
double &  abserr_trunc,
func2_t &  func 
)
inlineprotected

Compute the derivative using the 5-point rule (x-h, x-h/2, x, x+h/2, x+h) and the error using the difference between the 5-point and the 3-point rule (x-h,x,x+h). Note that the central point is not used for either.

This must be a class template because it is used by both deriv_err() and deriv_err_int().

Definition at line 213 of file deriv_gsl.h.

Field Documentation

template<class func_t = funct11>
double o2scl::deriv_gsl< func_t >::h

This should be specified before a call to deriv() or deriv_err(). If it is zero, then $ x 10^{-4} $ will used, or if x is zero, then $ 10^{-4} $ will be used.

Definition at line 128 of file deriv_gsl.h.

template<class func_t = funct11>
double o2scl::deriv_gsl< func_t >::h_opt

This is initialized to zero in the constructor and set by deriv_err() to the most recent value of the optimized stepsize.

Definition at line 135 of file deriv_gsl.h.


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