edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.util
Class BesselArithmetic

java.lang.Object
  extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.util.BesselConstants
      extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.util.BesselArithmetic

public class BesselArithmetic
extends BesselConstants

BesselArithmetic functions.


Field Summary
protected static double[] doubleFactorials
           
protected static double[] logFactorials
           
protected static long[] longFactorials
           
 
Fields inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.util.BesselConstants
big, biginv, LOGPI, MACHEP, MAXGAM, MAXLOG, MINLOG, SQRTH, SQTPI
 
Constructor Summary
protected BesselArithmetic()
          Makes this class non instantiable, but still let's others inherit from it.
 
Method Summary
static double binomial(double n, long k)
          Efficiently returns the binomial coefficient, often also referred to as "n over k" or "n choose k".
static double binomial(long n, long k)
          Efficiently returns the binomial coefficient, often also referred to as "n over k" or "n choose k".
static long ceil(double value)
          Returns the smallest long >= value.
static double chbevl(double x, double[] coef, int N)
          Evaluates the series of Chebyshev polynomials Ti at argument x/2.
static double factorial(int k)
          Instantly returns the factorial k!.
static long floor(double value)
          Returns the largest long <= value.
static double log(double base, double value)
          Returns logbasevalue.
static double log10(double value)
          Returns log10value.
static double log2(double value)
          Returns log2value.
static double logFactorial(int k)
          Returns log(k!).
static long longFactorial(int k)
          Instantly returns the factorial k!.
static double stirlingCorrection(int k)
          Returns the StirlingCorrection.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

logFactorials

protected static final double[] logFactorials

longFactorials

protected static final long[] longFactorials

doubleFactorials

protected static final double[] doubleFactorials
Constructor Detail

BesselArithmetic

protected BesselArithmetic()
Makes this class non instantiable, but still let's others inherit from it.

Method Detail

binomial

public static double binomial(double n,
                              long k)
Efficiently returns the binomial coefficient, often also referred to as "n over k" or "n choose k". The binomial coefficient is defined as (n * n-1 * ... * n-k+1 ) / ( 1 * 2 * ... * k ).

Returns:
the binomial coefficient.

binomial

public static double binomial(long n,
                              long k)
Efficiently returns the binomial coefficient, often also referred to as "n over k" or "n choose k". The binomial coefficient is defined as
  • k<0: 0.
  • k==0 || k==n: 1.
  • k==1 || k==n-1: n.
  • else: (n * n-1 * ... * n-k+1 ) / ( 1 * 2 * ... * k ).

Returns:
the binomial coefficient.

ceil

public static long ceil(double value)
Returns the smallest long >= value.
Examples: 1.0 -> 1, 1.2 -> 2, 1.9 -> 2. This method is safer than using (long) Math.ceil(value), because of possible rounding error.


chbevl

public static double chbevl(double x,
                            double[] coef,
                            int N)
                     throws java.lang.ArithmeticException
Evaluates the series of Chebyshev polynomials Ti at argument x/2. The series is given by
        N-1
         - '
  y  =   >   coef[i] T (x/2)
         -            i
        i=0
 
Coefficients are stored in reverse order, i.e. the zero order term is last in the array. Note N is the number of coefficients, not the order.

If coefficients are for the interval a to b, x must have been transformed to x -> 2(2x - b - a)/(b-a) before entering the routine. This maps x from (a, b) to (-1, 1), over which the Chebyshev polynomials are defined.

If the coefficients are for the inverted interval, in which (a, b) is mapped to (1/b, 1/a), the transformation required is x -> 2(2ab/x - b - a)/(b-a). If b is infinity, this becomes x -> 4a/x - 1.

SPEED:

Taking advantage of the recurrence properties of the Chebyshev polynomials, the routine requires one more addition per loop than evaluating a nested polynomial of the same degree.

Parameters:
x - argument to the polynomial.
coef - the coefficients of the polynomial.
N - the number of coefficients.
Throws:
java.lang.ArithmeticException

factorial

public static double factorial(int k)
Instantly returns the factorial k!.

Parameters:
k - must hold k >= 0.

floor

public static long floor(double value)
Returns the largest long <= value.
Examples: 1.0 -> 1, 1.2 -> 1, 1.9 -> 1
2.0 -> 2, 2.2 -> 2, 2.9 -> 2
This method is safer than using (long) Math.floor(value), because of possible rounding error.


log

public static double log(double base,
                         double value)
Returns logbasevalue.


log10

public static double log10(double value)
Returns log10value.


log2

public static double log2(double value)
Returns log2value.


logFactorial

public static double logFactorial(int k)
Returns log(k!). Tries to avoid overflows. For k<30 simply looks up a table in O(1). For k>=30 uses stirlings approximation.

Parameters:
k - must hold k >= 0.

longFactorial

public static long longFactorial(int k)
                          throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
Instantly returns the factorial k!.

Parameters:
k - must hold k >= 0 && k < 21.
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

stirlingCorrection

public static double stirlingCorrection(int k)
Returns the StirlingCorrection.

Correction term of the Stirling approximation for log(k!) (series in 1/k, or table values for small k) with int parameter k.

log k! = (k + 1/2)log(k + 1) - (k + 1) + (1/2)log(2Pi) + stirlingCorrection(k + 1)

log k! = (k + 1/2)log(k) - k + (1/2)log(2Pi) + stirlingCorrection(k)