Published 2003 | Version v1
Report

Numerical operations on oscillatory functions

  • 1. Department of Theoretical Physics, Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, PO Box MG-6, RO-76900 Magurele-Bucharest (Romania)

Description

We consider some typical numerical operations on functions (differentiation, integration, solving differential equations, interpolation) and show how the standard algorithms can be modified to become efficient when the functions are oscillatory, of the form y(x) = f1(x)sin(ωx) + f2(x)cos(ωx) where f1(x) and f2(x) are smooth functions. The expressions of the parameters of the new formulae are written in a way which makes them tuned also for functions of form y(x) = f1(x)sinh(λx) +f2(x)cosh(λx). Our formulae only requires the values of y at some points and those of ω or λ and they tend to the classical formulae when ω or λ tends to zero. For the derivation we follow the exponential fitting technique introduced in a previous paper. We list the tuned expressions for the first and the second derivative, for the Simpson quadrature formula and for the Numerov algorithm to solve differential equations. We also show how the Gauss quadrature formulae can be adapted and finally give a few tuned formulae for the interpolation. Numerical illustrations are presented for each case. Some open problems are also mentioned. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from author(s) or Office of Documentation, Publication and Printing, Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, PO Box MG-6, RO-76900 Bucharest-Magurele (RO). Also available at e-mail: anuar@ifin.nipne.ro
Part of:
IFIN-HH, Scientific Report 2001 - 2002

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
IFIN-HH, Scientific Report 2001 - 2002
Imprint Pagination
163 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 43
ISSN
1454-2714
Report number
IFIN-HH-AR--2003

INIS

Country of Publication
Romania
Country of Input or Organization
Romania
INIS RN
35076923
Subject category
S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature, Progress Report
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; INTEGRAL CALCULUS; INTERPOLATION; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OSCILLATIONS; PROGRESS REPORT; QUADRATURES
Descriptors DEC
DOCUMENT TYPES; EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION

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