Class HermiteInterpolator

java.lang.Object
org.hipparchus.analysis.interpolation.HermiteInterpolator
All Implemented Interfaces:
UnivariateDifferentiableVectorFunction, UnivariateVectorFunction

public class HermiteInterpolator extends Object implements UnivariateDifferentiableVectorFunction
Polynomial interpolator using both sample values and sample derivatives.

The interpolation polynomials match all sample points, including both values and provided derivatives. There is one polynomial for each component of the values vector. All polynomials have the same degree. The degree of the polynomials depends on the number of points and number of derivatives at each point. For example the interpolation polynomials for n sample points without any derivatives all have degree n-1. The interpolation polynomials for n sample points with the two extreme points having value and first derivative and the remaining points having value only all have degree n+1. The interpolation polynomial for n sample points with value, first and second derivative for all points all have degree 3n-1.

  • Constructor Details

    • HermiteInterpolator

      public HermiteInterpolator()
      Create an empty interpolator.
  • Method Details

    • addSamplePoint

      public void addSamplePoint(double x, double[]... value) throws MathIllegalArgumentException, MathRuntimeException
      Add a sample point.

      This method must be called once for each sample point. It is allowed to mix some calls with values only with calls with values and first derivatives.

      The point abscissae for all calls must be different.

      Parameters:
      x - abscissa of the sample point
      value - value and derivatives of the sample point (if only one row is passed, it is the value, if two rows are passed the first one is the value and the second the derivative and so on)
      Throws:
      MathIllegalArgumentException - if the abscissa difference between added point and a previous point is zero (i.e. the two points are at same abscissa)
      MathRuntimeException - if the number of derivatives is larger than 20, which prevents computation of a factorial
    • getPolynomials

      public PolynomialFunction[] getPolynomials() throws MathIllegalArgumentException
      Compute the interpolation polynomials.
      Returns:
      interpolation polynomials array
      Throws:
      MathIllegalArgumentException - if sample is empty
    • value

      public double[] value(double x) throws MathIllegalArgumentException
      Interpolate value at a specified abscissa.

      Calling this method is equivalent to call the value methods of all polynomials returned by getPolynomials, except it does not build the intermediate polynomials, so this method is faster and numerically more stable.

      Specified by:
      value in interface UnivariateVectorFunction
      Parameters:
      x - interpolation abscissa
      Returns:
      interpolated value
      Throws:
      MathIllegalArgumentException - if sample is empty
    • value

      public <T extends Derivative<T>> T[] value(T x) throws MathIllegalArgumentException
      Compute the value for the function..
      Specified by:
      value in interface UnivariateDifferentiableVectorFunction
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the field elements
      Parameters:
      x - the point for which the function value should be computed
      Returns:
      the value
      Throws:
      MathIllegalArgumentException - if x does not satisfy the function's constraints (argument out of bound, or unsupported derivative order for example)
    • derivatives

      public double[][] derivatives(double x, int order) throws MathIllegalArgumentException, NullArgumentException
      Interpolate value and first derivatives at a specified abscissa.
      Parameters:
      x - interpolation abscissa
      order - maximum derivation order
      Returns:
      interpolated value and derivatives (value in row 0, 1st derivative in row 1, ... nth derivative in row n)
      Throws:
      MathIllegalArgumentException - if sample is empty
      NullArgumentException - if x is null