src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/analysis/polynomials/PolynomialFunctionNewtonForm.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.polynomials;

import org.apache.commons.math.MathRuntimeException;
import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.UnivariateRealFunction;
import org.apache.commons.math.FunctionEvaluationException;
import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.LocalizedFormats;

/**
 * Implements the representation of a real polynomial function in
 * Newton Form. For reference, see <b>Elementary Numerical Analysis</b>,
 * ISBN 0070124477, chapter 2.
 * <p>
 * The formula of polynomial in Newton form is
 *     p(x) = a[0] + a[1](x-c[0]) + a[2](x-c[0])(x-c[1]) + ... +
 *            a[n](x-c[0])(x-c[1])...(x-c[n-1])
 * Note that the length of a[] is one more than the length of c[]</p>
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1073498 $ $Date: 2011-02-22 21:57:26 +0100 (mar. 22 févr. 2011) $
 * @since 1.2
 */
public class PolynomialFunctionNewtonForm implements UnivariateRealFunction {

    /**
     * The coefficients of the polynomial, ordered by degree -- i.e.
     * coefficients[0] is the constant term and coefficients[n] is the
     * coefficient of x^n where n is the degree of the polynomial.
     */
    private double coefficients[];

    /**
     * Centers of the Newton polynomial.
     */
    private final double c[];

    /**
     * When all c[i] = 0, a[] becomes normal polynomial coefficients,
     * i.e. a[i] = coefficients[i].
     */
    private final double a[];

    /**
     * Whether the polynomial coefficients are available.
     */
    private boolean coefficientsComputed;

    /**
     * Construct a Newton polynomial with the given a[] and c[]. The order of
     * centers are important in that if c[] shuffle, then values of a[] would
     * completely change, not just a permutation of old a[].
     * <p>
     * The constructor makes copy of the input arrays and assigns them.</p>
     *
     * @param a the coefficients in Newton form formula
     * @param c the centers
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if input arrays are not valid
     */
    public PolynomialFunctionNewtonForm(double a[], double c[])
        throws IllegalArgumentException {

        verifyInputArray(a, c);
        this.a = new double[a.length];
        this.c = new double[c.length];
        System.arraycopy(a, 0, this.a, 0, a.length);
        System.arraycopy(c, 0, this.c, 0, c.length);
        coefficientsComputed = false;
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the function value at the given point.
     *
     * @param z the point at which the function value is to be computed
     * @return the function value
     * @throws FunctionEvaluationException if a runtime error occurs
     * @see UnivariateRealFunction#value(double)
     */
    public double value(double z) throws FunctionEvaluationException {
       return evaluate(a, c, z);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the degree of the polynomial.
     *
     * @return the degree of the polynomial
     */
    public int degree() {
        return c.length;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a copy of coefficients in Newton form formula.
     * <p>
     * Changes made to the returned copy will not affect the polynomial.</p>
     *
     * @return a fresh copy of coefficients in Newton form formula
     */
    public double[] getNewtonCoefficients() {
        double[] out = new double[a.length];
        System.arraycopy(a, 0, out, 0, a.length);
        return out;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a copy of the centers array.
     * <p>
     * Changes made to the returned copy will not affect the polynomial.</p>
     *
     * @return a fresh copy of the centers array
     */
    public double[] getCenters() {
        double[] out = new double[c.length];
        System.arraycopy(c, 0, out, 0, c.length);
        return out;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a copy of the coefficients array.
     * <p>
     * Changes made to the returned copy will not affect the polynomial.</p>
     *
     * @return a fresh copy of the coefficients array
     */
    public double[] getCoefficients() {
        if (!coefficientsComputed) {
            computeCoefficients();
        }
        double[] out = new double[coefficients.length];
        System.arraycopy(coefficients, 0, out, 0, coefficients.length);
        return out;
    }

    /**
     * Evaluate the Newton polynomial using nested multiplication. It is
     * also called <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/HornersRule.html">
     * Horner's Rule</a> and takes O(N) time.
     *
     * @param a the coefficients in Newton form formula
     * @param c the centers
     * @param z the point at which the function value is to be computed
     * @return the function value
     * @throws FunctionEvaluationException if a runtime error occurs
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if inputs are not valid
     */
    public static double evaluate(double a[], double c[], double z)
        throws FunctionEvaluationException, IllegalArgumentException {

        verifyInputArray(a, c);

        int n = c.length;
        double value = a[n];
        for (int i = n-1; i >= 0; i--) {
            value = a[i] + (z - c[i]) * value;
        }

        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the normal polynomial coefficients given the Newton form.
     * It also uses nested multiplication but takes O(N^2) time.
     */
    protected void computeCoefficients() {
        final int n = degree();

        coefficients = new double[n+1];
        for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++) {
            coefficients[i] = 0.0;
        }

        coefficients[0] = a[n];
        for (int i = n-1; i >= 0; i--) {
            for (int j = n-i; j > 0; j--) {
                coefficients[j] = coefficients[j-1] - c[i] * coefficients[j];
            }
            coefficients[0] = a[i] - c[i] * coefficients[0];
        }

        coefficientsComputed = true;
    }

    /**
     * Verifies that the input arrays are valid.
     * <p>
     * The centers must be distinct for interpolation purposes, but not
     * for general use. Thus it is not verified here.</p>
     *
     * @param a the coefficients in Newton form formula
     * @param c the centers
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if not valid
     * @see org.apache.commons.math.analysis.interpolation.DividedDifferenceInterpolator#computeDividedDifference(double[],
     * double[])
     */
    protected static void verifyInputArray(double a[], double c[]) throws
        IllegalArgumentException {

        if (a.length < 1 || c.length < 1) {
            throw MathRuntimeException.createIllegalArgumentException(
                  LocalizedFormats.EMPTY_POLYNOMIALS_COEFFICIENTS_ARRAY);
        }
        if (a.length != c.length + 1) {
            throw MathRuntimeException.createIllegalArgumentException(
                  LocalizedFormats.ARRAY_SIZES_SHOULD_HAVE_DIFFERENCE_1,
                  a.length, c.length);
        }
    }
}