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<p>
It's instructive to take our "toy" example algorithms, and use
deliberately bad initial guesses to see how the various root finding algorithms
fair. We'll start with the cubed root, and using the cube root of 500 as
the test case:
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Initial Guess=
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<p>
-500% (&#8776;1.323)
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<p>
-100% (&#8776;3.97)
</p>
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-50% (&#8776;3.96)
</p>
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<p>
-20% (&#8776;6.35)
</p>
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-10% (&#8776;7.14)
</p>
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<p>
-5% (&#8776;7.54)
</p>
</th>
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<p>
5% (&#8776;8.33)
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
10% (&#8776;8.73)
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
20% (&#8776;9.52)
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
50% (&#8776;11.91)
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
100% (&#8776;15.87)
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
500 (&#8776;47.6)
</p>
</th>
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<td>
<p>
bracket_and_solve_root
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
12
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
8
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
8
</p>
</td>
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<p>
10
</p>
</td>
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<p>
11
</p>
</td>
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11
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<p>
11
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
11
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
11
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
11
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
7
</p>
</td>
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<p>
13
</p>
</td>
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<p>
newton_iterate
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
12
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
7
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
7
</p>
</td>
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<p>
5
</p>
</td>
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<p>
5
</p>
</td>
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<p>
4
</p>
</td>
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4
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<p>
5
</p>
</td>
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<p>
5
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
6
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
7
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
9
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
halley_iterate
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
7
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
4
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
4
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
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<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
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<p>
3
</p>
</td>
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<p>
3
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</td>
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<p>
3
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</td>
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4
</p>
</td>
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<p>
4
</p>
</td>
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<p>
6
</p>
</td>
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<p>
schroder_iterate
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
11
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
6
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
6
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
4
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
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<p>
4
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</td>
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<p>
5
</p>
</td>
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<p>
5
</p>
</td>
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8
</p>
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</tbody>
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<p>
As you can see <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span></code>
is relatively insensitive to starting location - as long as you don't start
many orders of magnitude away from the root it will take roughly the same
number of steps to bracket the root and solve it. On the other hand the derivative-based
methods are slow to start, but once they have some digits correct they increase
precision exceptionally fast: they are therefore quite sensitive to the initial
starting location.
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The next table shows the number of iterations required to find the second
radius of an ellipse with first radius 50 and arc-length 500:
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Initial Guess=
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-500% (&#8776;20.6)
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<p>
-100% (&#8776;61.81)
</p>
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<p>
-50% (&#8776;61.81)
</p>
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-20% (&#8776;98.9)
</p>
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<p>
-10% (&#8776;111.3)
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-5% (&#8776;117.4)
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5% (&#8776;129.8)
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<p>
10% (&#8776;136)
</p>
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<p>
20% (&#8776;148.3)
</p>
</th>
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<p>
50% (&#8776;185.4)
</p>
</th>
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<p>
100% (&#8776;247.2)
</p>
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<p>
500 (&#8776;741.7)
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bracket_and_solve_root
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
11
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
5
</p>
</td>
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<p>
5
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</td>
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<p>
8
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<p>
8
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</td>
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<p>
7
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</td>
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<p>
7
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</td>
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<p>
8
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</td>
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<p>
9
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</td>
<td>
<p>
8
</p>
</td>
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<p>
6
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</td>
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10
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newton_iterate
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
4
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
4
</p>
</td>
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<p>
4
</p>
</td>
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<p>
3
</p>
</td>
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<p>
3
</p>
</td>
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<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
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<p>
3
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</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
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<p>
4
</p>
</td>
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<p>
4
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
4
</p>
</td>
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<p>
halley_iterate
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
4
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
2
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
2
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td>
<p>
schroder_iterate
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
4
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
2
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
2
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3
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</td>
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</tbody>
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<p>
Interestingly this function is much more resistant to a poor initial guess
when using derivatives.
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There are many reasons why root root finding can fail, here are just a few
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<a name="math_toolkit.roots.bad_roots.h0"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.bad_roots.local_minima"></a></span><a class="link" href="bad_roots.html#math_toolkit.roots.bad_roots.local_minima">Local
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If you start in the wrong place, such as z<sub>0</sub> here:
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Then almost any root-finding algorithm will descend into a local minima rather
than find the root.
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<h4>
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<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.bad_roots.flatlining"></a></span><a class="link" href="bad_roots.html#math_toolkit.roots.bad_roots.flatlining">Flatlining</a>
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In this example, we're starting from a location (z<sub>0</sub>) where the first derivative
is essentially zero:
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In this situation the next iteration will shoot off to infinity (assuming
we're using derivatives that is). Our code guards against this by insisting
that the root is always bracketed, and then never stepping outside those
bounds. In a case like this, no root finding algorithm can do better than
bisecting until the root is found.
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Note that there is no scale on the graph, we have seen examples of this situation
occur in practice <span class="emphasis"><em>even when several decimal places of the initial
guess z<sub>0</sub> are correct.</em></span>
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<p>
This is really a special case of a more common situation where root finding
with derivatives is <span class="emphasis"><em>divergent</em></span>. Consider starting at
z<sub>0</sub> in this case:
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<p>
An initial Newton step would take you further from the root than you started,
as will all subsequent steps.
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<h4>
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/ Non-convergence</a>
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Consider starting at z<sub>0</sub> in this situation:
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<p>
The first derivative is essentially infinite, and the second close to zero
(and so offers no correction if we use it), as a result we take a very small
first step. In the worst case situation, the first step is so small - perhaps
even so small that subtracting from z<sub>0</sub> has no effect at the current working
precision - that our algorithm will assume we are at the root already and
terminate. Otherwise we will take lot's of very small steps which never converge
on the root: our algorithms will protect against that by reverting to bisection.
</p>
<p>
An example of this situation would be trying to find the root of e<sup>-1/z<sup>2</sup></sup> -
this function has a single root at <span class="emphasis"><em>z = 0</em></span>, but for <span class="emphasis"><em>z<sub>0</sub> &lt;
0</em></span> neither Newton nor Halley steps will ever converge on the root,
and for <span class="emphasis"><em>z<sub>0</sub> &gt; 0</em></span> the steps are actually divergent.
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<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.synopsis"></a></span><a class="link" href="brent_minima.html#math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.synopsis">Synopsis</a>
</h5>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">minima</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
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<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.h1"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.description"></a></span><a class="link" href="brent_minima.html#math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.description">Description</a>
</h5>
<p>
These two functions locate the minima of the continuous function <span class="emphasis"><em>f</em></span>
using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent%27s_method" target="_top">Brent's
method</a>: specifically it uses quadratic interpolation to locate the
minima, or if that fails, falls back to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_section_search" target="_top">golden-section
search</a>.
</p>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Parameters</strong></span>
</p>
<div class="variablelist">
<p class="title"><b></b></p>
<dl class="variablelist">
<dt><span class="term">f</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The function to minimise: a function object (functor) that should be
smooth over the range <span class="emphasis"><em>[min, max]</em></span>, with no maxima
occurring in that interval.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">min</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The lower endpoint of the range in which to search for the minima.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">max</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The upper endpoint of the range in which to search for the minima.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">bits</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The number of bits precision to which the minima should be found.<br>
Note that in principle, the minima can not be located to greater accuracy
than the square root of machine epsilon (for 64-bit double, sqrt(1e-16)&#8773;1e-8),
therefore the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>bits</em></span> will be ignored if
it's greater than half the number of bits in the mantissa of T.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">max_iter</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The maximum number of iterations to use in the algorithm, if not provided
the algorithm will just keep on going until the minima is found.
</p></dd>
</dl>
</div>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Returns:</strong></span>
</p>
<p>
A <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">pair</span></code> of type T containing
the value of the abscissa at the minima and the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span>
at the minima.
</p>
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<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="../../../../../../doc/src/images/tip.png"></td>
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<p>
Defining BOOST_MATH_INSTRUMENT will show some parameters, for example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">Type</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">is</span> <span class="keyword">double</span>
<span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">24</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">maximum</span> <span class="number">26</span>
<span class="identifier">tolerance</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.19209289550781e-007</span>
<span class="identifier">seeking</span> <span class="identifier">minimum</span> <span class="identifier">in</span> <span class="identifier">range</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">-</span><span class="number">4</span> <span class="identifier">to</span> <span class="number">1.33333333333333</span>
<span class="identifier">maximum</span> <span class="identifier">iterations</span> <span class="number">18446744073709551615</span>
<span class="number">10</span> <span class="identifier">iterations</span><span class="special">.</span>
</pre>
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<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.h2"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.example"></a></span><a class="link" href="brent_minima.html#math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.example">Brent
Minimisation Example</a>
</h5>
<p>
As a demonstration, we replicate this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent%27s_method#Example" target="_top">Wikipedia
example</a> minimising the function <span class="emphasis"><em>y= (x+3)(x-1)<sup>2</sup></em></span>.
</p>
<p>
It is obvious from the equation and the plot that there is a minimum at exactly
one and the value of the function at one is exactly zero.
</p>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
This observation shows that an analytical or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-form_expression" target="_top">Closed-form
expression</a> solution always beats brute-force hands-down for both
speed and precision.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<p>
<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../../graphs/brent_test_function_1.svg" align="middle"></span>
</p>
<p>
First an include is needed:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">minima</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
</pre>
<p>
This function is encoded in C++ as function object (functor) using <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code> precision thus:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">funcdouble</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">//</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// (x + 3)(x - 1)^2</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
The Brent function is conveniently accessed through a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">using</span></code>
statement (noting sub-namespace <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span></code>).
</p>
<p>
The search minimum and maximum are chosen as -4 to 4/3 (as in the Wikipedia
example).
</p>
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S A Stage (reference 6) reports that the Brent algorithm is <span class="emphasis"><em>slow
to start, but fast to converge</em></span>, so choosing a tight min-max
range is good.
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<p>
For simplicity, we set the precision parameter <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bits</span></code>
to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span></code>, which is effectively the maximum
possible i.e. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span></code>/2. Nor do we provide a maximum iterations
parameter <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">max_iter</span></code>, (perhaps
unwidely), so the function will iterate until it finds a minimum.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">funcdouble</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">4.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4.</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"x at minimum = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", f("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// x at minimum = 1.00000000112345, f(1.00000000112345) = 5.04852568272458e-018</span>
</pre>
<p>
The resulting <a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/pair" target="_top">std::pair</a>
contains the minimum close to one and the minimum value close to zero.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="identifier">at</span> <span class="identifier">minimum</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.00000000112345</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1.00000000112345</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">5.04852568272458e-018</span>
</pre>
<p>
The differences from the expected <span class="emphasis"><em>one</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>zero</em></span>
are less than the uncertainty (for <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>)
1.5e-008 calculated from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">53</span></code>.
</p>
<p>
We can use it like this to check that the two values are close-enough to
those expected,
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"> <span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">fpc</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_close_to</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">fpc</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_small</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">uncertainty</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">is_close_to</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">uncertainty</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">is_small</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">uncertainty</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">compared</span> <span class="identifier">to</span> <span class="identifier">uncertainty</span> <span class="number">0.00034527</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="identifier">is</span> <span class="keyword">true</span>
<span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">0</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">compared</span> <span class="identifier">to</span> <span class="identifier">uncertainty</span> <span class="number">0.00034527</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="identifier">is</span> <span class="keyword">true</span>
</pre>
<p>
It is possible to make this comparison more generally with a templated function,
returning <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">true</span></code> when this criterion
is met, for example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">//</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">close</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">expect</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">got</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">tolerance</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">fpc</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_close_to</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">fpc</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_small</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">is_small</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">expect</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">tolerance</span><span class="special">))</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">is_small</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">got</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">tolerance</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">else</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">is_close_to</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">expect</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">got</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">tolerance</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
In practical applications, we might want to know how many iterations, and
maybe to limit iterations and perhaps to trade some loss of precision for
speed, for example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">funcdouble</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">4.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4.</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"x at minimum = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", f("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" after "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations. "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
limits to a maximum of 20 iterations (a reasonable estimate for this application,
even for higher precision shown later).
</p>
<p>
The parameter <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">it</span></code> is updated
to return the actual number of iterations (so it may be useful to also keep
a record of the limit in <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">maxit</span></code>).
</p>
<p>
It is neat to avoid showing insignificant digits by computing the number
of decimal digits to display.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">streamsize</span> <span class="identifier">prec</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">));</span> <span class="comment">// Number of significant decimal digits.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Showing "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" bits precision with "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">prec</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" decimal digits from tolerance "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">epsilon</span><span class="special">())</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">streamsize</span> <span class="identifier">precision</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">prec</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Save.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"x at minimum = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", f("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" after "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations. "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">Showing</span> <span class="number">53</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="identifier">precision</span> <span class="identifier">with</span> <span class="number">9</span> <span class="identifier">decimal</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="identifier">from</span> <span class="identifier">tolerance</span> <span class="number">1.49011611938477e-008</span>
<span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="identifier">at</span> <span class="identifier">minimum</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">5.04852568e-018</span>
</pre>
<p>
We can also half the number of precision bits from 52 to 26.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">/=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Half digits precision (effective maximum).</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">epsilon_2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;-(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Showing "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" bits precision with "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">prec</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" decimal digits from tolerance "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">epsilon_2</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">streamsize</span> <span class="identifier">precision</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">prec</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Save.</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">funcdouble</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">4.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4.</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"x at minimum = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", f("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations. "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
showing no change in the result and no change in the number of iterations,
as expected.
</p>
<p>
It is only if we reduce the precision to a quarter, specifying only 13 precision
bits
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">/=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Quarter precision.</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">epsilon_4</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;-(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Showing "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" bits precision with "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">prec</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" decimal digits from tolerance "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">epsilon_4</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">streamsize</span> <span class="identifier">precision</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">prec</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Save.</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">funcdouble</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">4.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4.</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"x at minimum = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", f("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", after "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations. "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
that we reduce the number of iterations from 10 to 7 and the result significantly
differing from <span class="emphasis"><em>one</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>zero</em></span>.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">Showing</span> <span class="number">13</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="identifier">precision</span> <span class="identifier">with</span> <span class="number">9</span> <span class="identifier">decimal</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="identifier">from</span> <span class="identifier">tolerance</span> <span class="number">0.015625</span>
<span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="identifier">at</span> <span class="identifier">minimum</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.9999776</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.9999776</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2.0069572e-009</span> <span class="identifier">after</span> <span class="number">7</span> <span class="identifier">iterations</span><span class="special">.</span>
</pre>
<h6>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.h3"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.template"></a></span><a class="link" href="brent_minima.html#math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.template">Templating
on floating-point type</a>
</h6>
<p>
If we want to switch the floating-point type, then the functor must be revised.
Since the functor is stateless, the easiest option is to simply make <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()</span></code>
a template member function:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">func</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">//</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">//</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
The <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span></code> function
can now be used in template form.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">4.</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">4.</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">func</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"x at minimum = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", f("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", after "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations. "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
The form shown uses the floating-point type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">long</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span></code> by deduction, but it is also
possible to be more explicit, for example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">func</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">func</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
In order to show the use of multiprecision below, it may be convenient to
write a templated function to use this.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">show_minima</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">try</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Always use try'n'catch blocks with Boost.Math to get any error messages.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum is digits/2;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">streamsize</span> <span class="identifier">prec</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">));</span> <span class="comment">// Number of significant decimal digits.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">streamsize</span> <span class="identifier">precision</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">prec</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Save.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\n\nFor type "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="keyword">typeid</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">",\n epsilon = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">epsilon</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="comment">// &lt;&lt; ", precision of " &lt;&lt; bits &lt;&lt; " bits"</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">",\n the maximum theoretical precision from Brent minimization is "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">epsilon</span><span class="special">())</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\n Displaying to std::numeric_limits&lt;T&gt;::digits10 "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">prec</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" significant decimal digits."</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// Construct using string, not double, avoids loss of precision.</span>
<span class="comment">//T bracket_min = static_cast&lt;T&gt;("-4");</span>
<span class="comment">//T bracket_max = static_cast&lt;T&gt;("1.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333");</span>
<span class="comment">// Construction from double may cause loss of precision for multiprecision types like cpp_bin_float.</span>
<span class="comment">// but brackets values are good enough for using Brent minimization.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(-</span><span class="number">4</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">1.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">func</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">func</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" x at minimum = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", f("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">",\n met "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" bits precision"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", after "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations."</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">else</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">",\n did NOT meet "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" bits precision"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" after "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations!"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="comment">// Check that result is that expected (compared to theoretical uncertainty).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">uncertainty</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">epsilon</span><span class="special">());</span>
<span class="comment">//std::cout &lt;&lt; std::boolalpha &lt;&lt; "x == 1 (compared to uncertainty " &lt;&lt; uncertainty &lt;&lt; ") is " &lt;&lt; close(static_cast&lt;T&gt;(1), r.first, uncertainty) &lt;&lt; std::endl;</span>
<span class="comment">//std::cout &lt;&lt; std::boolalpha &lt;&lt; "f(x) == (0 compared to uncertainty " &lt;&lt; uncertainty &lt;&lt; ") is " &lt;&lt; close(static_cast&lt;T&gt;(0), r.second, uncertainty) &lt;&lt; std::endl;</span>
<span class="comment">// Problems with this using multiprecision with expression template on?</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Restore.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">catch</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">exception</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">e</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Always useful to include try &amp; catch blocks because default policies</span>
<span class="comment">// are to throw exceptions on arguments that cause errors like underflow, overflow.</span>
<span class="comment">// Lacking try &amp; catch blocks, the program will abort without a message below,</span>
<span class="comment">// which may give some helpful clues as to the cause of the exception.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span>
<span class="string">"\n"</span><span class="string">"Message from thrown exception was:\n "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">e</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">what</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="special">}</span> <span class="comment">// void show_minima()</span>
</pre>
<p>
We can use this with all built-in floating-point types, for example
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">show_minima</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">float</span><span class="special">&gt;();</span>
<span class="identifier">show_minima</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;();</span>
<span class="identifier">show_minima</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;();</span>
</pre>
<p>
and, on platforms that provide it, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruple-precision_floating-point_format" target="_top">128-bit
quad</a> type. (See <a href="../../../../../../libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/tut/floats/float128.html" target="_top">float128</a>).
</p>
<p>
For this optional include, the build should define the macro BOOST_HAVE_QUADMATH:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#ifdef</span> <span class="identifier">BOOST_HAVE_QUADMATH</span> <span class="comment">// Define only if GCC or Intel and have quadmath.lib or .dll library available.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">float128</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#endif</span>
</pre>
<p>
or
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">// #ifndef _MSC_VER</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#ifdef</span> <span class="identifier">BOOST_HAVE_QUADMATH</span> <span class="comment">// Define only if GCC or Intel and have quadmath.lib or .dll library available.</span>
<span class="identifier">show_minima</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">float128</span><span class="special">&gt;();</span> <span class="comment">// Needs quadmath_snprintf, sqrtQ, fabsq that are in in quadmath library.</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#endif</span>
</pre>
<h6>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.h4"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.multiprecision"></a></span><a class="link" href="brent_minima.html#math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.multiprecision">Multiprecision</a>
</h6>
<p>
If a higher precision than <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>
(or <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span></code>
if that is more precise) is required, then this is easily achieved using
<a href="../../../../../../libs/multiprecision/doc/html/index.html" target="_top">Boost.Multiprecision</a>
with some includes from
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// For decimal boost::multiprecision::cpp_dec_float_50.</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// For binary boost::multiprecision::cpp_bin_float_50;</span>
</pre>
<p>
and some <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">typdef</span></code>s.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// binary.</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">50</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">et_on</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50_et_on</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// et_on is default so is same as cpp_bin_float_50.</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">50</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">et_off</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50_et_off</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// decimal.</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">50</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">et_on</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// et_on is default so is same as cpp_dec_float_50.</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50_et_on</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">50</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">et_off</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50_et_off</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
Using thus
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span> <span class="identifier">fpv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"-1.2345"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span> <span class="identifier">absv</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">absv</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">fpv</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">?</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="identifier">fpv</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">fpv</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">fpv</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="char">' '</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">absv</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"-4"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"1.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_min</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_max</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">brent_find_minima</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">func</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"x at minimum = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", f("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span>
<span class="comment">// x at minimum = 1, f(1) = 5.04853e-018</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", after "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations. "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">close</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">epsilon</span><span class="special">()));</span>
</pre>
<p>
and with our show function
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">show_minima</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50_et_on</span><span class="special">&gt;();</span> <span class="comment">//</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">For</span> <span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">backends</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">50</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">10</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span>
<span class="identifier">epsilon</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">5.3455294202e-51</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">the</span> <span class="identifier">maximum</span> <span class="identifier">theoretical</span> <span class="identifier">precision</span> <span class="identifier">from</span> <span class="identifier">Brent</span> <span class="identifier">minimization</span> <span class="identifier">is</span> <span class="number">7.311312755e-26</span>
<span class="identifier">Displaying</span> <span class="identifier">to</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span> <span class="number">11</span> <span class="identifier">significant</span> <span class="identifier">decimal</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">.</span>
<span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="identifier">at</span> <span class="identifier">minimum</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">5.6273022713e-58</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">met</span> <span class="number">84</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span> <span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">after</span> <span class="number">14</span> <span class="identifier">iterations</span><span class="special">.</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">For</span> <span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">backends</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">50</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">10</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span>
</pre>
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One can usually rely on template argument deduction to avoid specifying
the verbose multiprecision types, but great care in needed with the <span class="emphasis"><em>type
of the values</em></span> provided to avoid confusing the compiler.
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Using <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span><span class="special">);</span></code>
or <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">max_digits10</span><span class="special">);</span></code>
during debugging may be wise because it gives some warning if construction
of multiprecision values involves unintended conversion from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code> by showing trailing zero or random
digits after <a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/types/numeric_limits/max_digits10" target="_top">max_digits10</a>,
that is 17 for <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>, digit
18... may be just noise.
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The complete example code is at <a href="../../../../example/brent_minimise_example.cpp" target="_top">brent_minimise_example.cpp</a>.
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<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.implementation"></a></span><a class="link" href="brent_minima.html#math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.implementation">Implementation</a>
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This is a reasonably faithful implementation of Brent's algorithm.
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<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.references"></a></span><a class="link" href="brent_minima.html#math_toolkit.roots.brent_minima.references">References</a>
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Brent, R.P. 1973, Algorithms for Minimization without Derivatives, (Englewood
Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall), Chapter 5.
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Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing, Second Edition,
William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling, and Brian
P. Flannery. Cambridge University Press. 1988, 1992.
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An algorithm with guaranteed convergence for finding a zero of a function,
R. P. Brent, The Computer Journal, Vol 44, 1971.
</li>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent%27s_method" target="_top">Brent's method
in Wikipedia.</a>
</li>
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Z. Zhang, An Improvement to the Brent's Method, IJEA, vol. 2, pp. 2 to
26, May 31, 2011. <a href="http://www.cscjournals.org/manuscript/Journals/IJEA/volume2/Issue1/IJEA-7.pdf" target="_top">http://www.cscjournals.org/manuscript/Journals/IJEA/volume2/Issue1/IJEA-7.pdf</a>
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Steven A. Stage, Comments on An Improvement to the Brent's Method (and
comparison of various algorithms) <a href="http://www.cscjournals.org/manuscript/Journals/IJEA/volume4/Issue1/IJEA-33.pdf" target="_top">http://www.cscjournals.org/manuscript/Journals/IJEA/volume4/Issue1/IJEA-33.pdf</a>
Stage concludes that Brent's algorithm is slow to start, but fast to
finish convergence, and has good accuracy.
</li>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">math</span> <span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">tools</span> <span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="comment">// typedefs:</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value_type</span> <span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">size_type</span> <span class="identifier">size_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// construct:</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">(){}</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">data</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="identifier">order</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">I</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">I</span> <span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">I</span> <span class="identifier">last</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">initializer_list</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">l</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// C++11</span>
<span class="comment">// access:</span>
<span class="identifier">size_type</span> <span class="identifier">size</span><span class="special">()</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">size_type</span> <span class="identifier">degree</span><span class="special">()</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">[](</span><span class="identifier">size_type</span> <span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">value_type</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">[](</span><span class="identifier">size_type</span> <span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">data</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">data</span><span class="special">();</span>
<span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// modify:</span>
<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">set_zero</span><span class="special">();</span>
<span class="comment">// operators:</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">*=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">/=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">%=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">*=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">/=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">%=(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">%</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">%</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">&gt;&gt;=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">base</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">exp</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">charT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">traits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_ostream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">charT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">traits</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span>
<span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_ostream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">charT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">traits</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">os</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">quotient_remainder</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}</span> <span class="comment">// namespace tools</span>
<span class="special">}}</span> <span class="comment">// namespace boost { namespace math</span>
</pre>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.h1"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.description"></a></span><a class="link" href="polynomials.html#math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.description">Description</a>
</h5>
<p>
This is a somewhat trivial class for polynomial manipulation.
</p>
<p>
See
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial" target="_top">Polynomial</a>
and
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Donald E. Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming: Volume 2, Third edition,
(1998) Chapter 4.6.1, Algorithm D: Division of polynomials over a field.
</li>
</ul></div>
<p>
Implementation is currently of the "naive" variety, with &#119926;(N<sup>2</sup>) multiplication,
for example. This class should not be used in high-performance computing
environments: it is intended for the simple manipulation of small polynomials,
typically generated for special function approximation.
</p>
<p>
It does has division for polynomials over a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_%28mathematics%29" target="_top">field</a>
(here floating point, complex, etc) and over a unique factorization domain
(integers). Division of polynomials over a field is compatible with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_algorithm" target="_top">Euclidean GCD</a>.
</p>
<p>
Advanced manipulations: the FFT, factorisation etc are not currently provided.
Submissions for these are of course welcome :-)
</p>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.h2"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.polynomial_examples"></a></span><a class="link" href="polynomials.html#math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.polynomial_examples">Polynomial
Arithmetic Examples</a>
</h5>
<p>
First include the essential polynomial header (and others) to make the example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
</pre>
<p>
and some using statements are convenient:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">exception</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">abs</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// for polynomial</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">lexical_cast</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
Store the coefficients in a convenient way to access them, then create some
polynomials using construction from an iterator range, and finally output
in a 'pretty' formula format.
</p>
<div class="tip"><table border="0" summary="Tip">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="../../../../../../doc/src/images/tip.png"></td>
<th align="left">Tip</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
Although we might conventionally write a polynomial from left to right
in descending order of degree, Boost.Math stores in <span class="bold"><strong>ascending
order of degree</strong></span>.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">Read</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">write</span> <span class="keyword">for</span> <span class="identifier">humans</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">4</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">6</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">10</span>
<span class="identifier">Boost</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span> <span class="identifier">storage</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="special">[</span> <span class="number">10</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">6</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">4</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">]</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">d3a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">{{</span><span class="number">10</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">6</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="number">4</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">}};</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">d3a</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="identifier">d3a</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">());</span>
<span class="comment">// With C++11 and later, you can also use initializer_list construction.</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">{{-</span><span class="number">2.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1.0</span><span class="special">}};</span>
<span class="comment">// formula_format() converts from Boost storage to human notation.</span>
<span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"a = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">formula_format</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\nb = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">formula_format</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\n\n"</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
for output:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">4</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">6</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">10</span>
<span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">2</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">// Now we can do arithmetic with the usual infix operators: + - * / and %.</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"a + b = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">formula_format</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">s</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\n"</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"a - b = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">formula_format</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\n"</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">p</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"a * b = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">formula_format</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">p</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\n"</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">q</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"a / b = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">formula_format</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">q</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\n"</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">%</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"a % b = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">formula_format</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"\n"</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<p>
for output
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">4</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">8</span>
<span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">4</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">7</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">12</span>
<span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">10</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">22</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">20</span>
<span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">^</span><span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">2</span>
<span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">%</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">6</span>
</pre>
<h6>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.h3"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.division_quotient_and_remainder"></a></span><a class="link" href="polynomials.html#math_toolkit.roots.polynomials.division_quotient_and_remainder">Division,
Quotient and Remainder</a>
</h6>
<p>
Division is a special case where you can calculate two for the price of one.
</p>
<p>
Actually, quotient and remainder are always calculated together due to the
nature of the algorithm: the infix operators return one result and throw
the other away.
</p>
<p>
If you are doing a lot of division and want both the quotient and remainder,
then you don't want to do twice the work necessary.
</p>
<p>
In that case you can call the underlying function, <code class="literal">quotient_remainder</code>,
to get both results together as a pair.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"> <span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span> <span class="identifier">polynomial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">quotient_remainder</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="comment">// Reassure ourselves that the result is the same.</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_ASSERT</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">q</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_ASSERT</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
The source code is at <a href="../../../../example/polynomial_arithmetic.cpp" target="_top">polynomial_arithmetic.cpp</a>
</p>
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<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.rational.h0"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.rational.synopsis"></a></span><a class="link" href="rational.html#math_toolkit.roots.rational.synopsis">Synopsis</a>
</h5>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">rational</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">// Polynomials:</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">val</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">val</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="comment">// Even polynomials:</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_even_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_even_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_even_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="comment">// Odd polynomials</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_odd_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_odd_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_odd_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="comment">// Rational Functions:</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_rational</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_rational</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_rational</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">num</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">denom</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.rational.h1"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.rational.description"></a></span><a class="link" href="rational.html#math_toolkit.roots.rational.description">Description</a>
</h5>
<p>
Each of the functions come in three variants: a pair of overloaded functions
where the order of the polynomial or rational function is evaluated at compile
time, and an overload that accepts a runtime variable for the size of the
coefficient array. Generally speaking, compile time evaluation of the array
size results in better type safety, is less prone to programmer errors, and
may result in better optimised code. The polynomial evaluation functions
in particular, are specialised for various array sizes, allowing for loop
unrolling, and one hopes, optimal inline expansion.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">val</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">val</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
Evaluates the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial" target="_top">polynomial</a>
described by the coefficients stored in <span class="emphasis"><em>poly</em></span>.
</p>
<p>
If the size of the array is specified at runtime, then the polynomial most
have order <span class="emphasis"><em>count-1</em></span> with <span class="emphasis"><em>count</em></span> coefficients.
Otherwise it has order <span class="emphasis"><em>N-1</em></span> with <span class="emphasis"><em>N</em></span>
coefficients.
</p>
<p>
Coefficients should be stored such that the coefficients for the x<sup>i</sup> terms
are in poly[i].
</p>
<p>
The types of the coefficients and of variable <span class="emphasis"><em>z</em></span> may
differ as long as <span class="emphasis"><em>*poly</em></span> is convertible to type <span class="emphasis"><em>U</em></span>.
This allows, for example, for the coefficient table to be a table of integers
if this is appropriate.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_even_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_even_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_even_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
As above, but evaluates an even polynomial: one where all the powers of
<span class="emphasis"><em>z</em></span> are even numbers. Equivalent to calling <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">evaluate_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">)</span></code>.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_odd_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_odd_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_odd_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
As above but evaluates a polynomial where all the powers are odd numbers.
Equivalent to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">evaluate_polynomial</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">+</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">-</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span>
<span class="identifier">z</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">poly</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">]</span></code>.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_rational</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">num</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">denom</span><span class="special">)[</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">],</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_rational</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">num</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">array</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">denom</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">V</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">evaluate_rational</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">num</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">denom</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">V</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
Evaluates the rational function (the ratio of two polynomials) described
by the coefficients stored in <span class="emphasis"><em>num</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>demom</em></span>.
</p>
<p>
If the size of the array is specified at runtime then both polynomials most
have order <span class="emphasis"><em>count-1</em></span> with <span class="emphasis"><em>count</em></span> coefficients.
Otherwise both polynomials have order <span class="emphasis"><em>N-1</em></span> with <span class="emphasis"><em>N</em></span>
coefficients.
</p>
<p>
Array <span class="emphasis"><em>num</em></span> describes the numerator, and <span class="emphasis"><em>demon</em></span>
the denominator.
</p>
<p>
Coefficients should be stored such that the coefficients for the x<sup>i </sup> terms
are in num[i] and denom[i].
</p>
<p>
The types of the coefficients and of variable <span class="emphasis"><em>v</em></span> may
differ as long as <span class="emphasis"><em>*num</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>*denom</em></span>
are convertible to type <span class="emphasis"><em>V</em></span>. This allows, for example,
for one or both of the coefficient tables to be a table of integers if this
is appropriate.
</p>
<p>
These functions are designed to safely evaluate the result, even when the
value <span class="emphasis"><em>z</em></span> is very large. As such they do not take advantage
of compile time array sizes to make any optimisations. These functions are
best reserved for situations where <span class="emphasis"><em>z</em></span> may be large: if
you can be sure that numerical overflow will not occur then polynomial evaluation
with compile-time array sizes may offer slightly better performance.
</p>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.rational.h2"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.rational.implementation"></a></span><a class="link" href="rational.html#math_toolkit.roots.rational.implementation">Implementation</a>
</h5>
<p>
Polynomials are evaluated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horner_algorithm" target="_top">Horners
method</a>. If the array size is known at compile time then the functions
dispatch to size-specific implementations that unroll the evaluation loop.
</p>
<p>
Rational evaluation is by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horner_algorithm" target="_top">Horners
method</a>: with the two polynomials being evaluated in parallel to make
the most of the processors floating-point pipeline. If <span class="emphasis"><em>v</em></span>
is greater than one, then the polynomials are evaluated in reverse order
as polynomials in <span class="emphasis"><em>1/v</em></span>: this avoids unnecessary numerical
overflow when the coefficients are large.
</p>
<p>
Both the polynomial and rational function evaluation algorithms can be tuned
using various configuration macros to provide optimal performance for a particular
combination of compiler and platform. This includes support for second-order
Horner's methods. The various options are <a class="link" href="../tuning.html" title="Performance Tuning Macros">documented
here</a>. However, the performance benefits to be gained from these are
marginal on most current hardware, consequently it's best to run the <a class="link" href="../perf_test_app.html" title="The Performance Test Applications">performance test application</a>
before changing the default settings.
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The examples demonstrate how to use the various tools for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root-finding_algorithm" target="_top">root
finding</a>.
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<p>
We start with the simple cube root function <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt</span></code>
( C++ standard function name <a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/cbrt" target="_top">cbrt</a>)
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root</a>) <sup>5</sup>&#8730; can be computed, and in <a href="../../../../example/root_finding_n_example.cpp" target="_top">root_finding_n_example.cpp</a>
a generic method for the <a class="link" href="root_finding_examples/nth_root.html" title="Generalizing to Compute the nth root">nth
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<p>
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easily.
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<p>
Let's now suppose we want to find the <span class="bold"><strong>fifth root</strong></span>
of a number <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span>.
</p>
<p>
The equation we want to solve is :
</p>
<p>
&#8192;&#8192;<span class="emphasis"><em>f</em></span>(x) = <span class="emphasis"><em>x<sup>5</sup> -a</em></span>
</p>
<p>
If your differentiation is a little rusty (or you are faced with an function
whose complexity makes differentiation daunting), then you can get help,
for example, from the invaluable <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/" target="_top">WolframAlpha
site.</a>
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<p>
For example, entering the commmand: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">differentiate</span>
<span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">^</span>
<span class="number">5</span></code>
</p>
<p>
or the Wolfram Language command: <code class="computeroutput"> <span class="identifier">D</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">^</span>
<span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">]</span></code>
</p>
<p>
gives the output: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">dx</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span>
<span class="special">^</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">5</span>
<span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">^</span>
<span class="number">4</span></code>
</p>
<p>
and to get the second differential, enter: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">second</span>
<span class="identifier">differentiate</span> <span class="identifier">x</span>
<span class="special">^</span> <span class="number">5</span></code>
</p>
<p>
or the Wolfram Language command: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">D</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">^</span>
<span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">}]</span></code>
</p>
<p>
to get the output: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">d</span> <span class="special">^</span>
<span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span> <span class="special">^</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span>
<span class="special">^</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span>
<span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">^</span>
<span class="number">3</span></code>
</p>
<p>
To get a reference value, we can enter: <code class="literal">fifth root 3126</code>
</p>
<p>
or: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="number">3126</span> <span class="special">^</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="number">50</span><span class="special">]</span></code>
</p>
<p>
to get a result with a precision of 50 decimal digits:
</p>
<p>
5.0003199590478625588206333405631053401128722314376
</p>
<p>
(We could also get a reference value using <a class="link" href="multiprecision_root.html" title="Root-finding using Boost.Multiprecision">multiprecision
root</a>).
</p>
<p>
The 1st and 2nd derivatives of x<sup>5</sup> are:
</p>
<p>
&#8192;&#8192;<span class="emphasis"><em>f</em></span>'(x) = 5x<sup>4</sup>
</p>
<p>
&#8192;&#8192;<span class="emphasis"><em>f</em></span>''(x) = 20x<sup>3</sup>
</p>
<p>
Using these expressions for the derivatives, the functor is:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">fifth_functor_2deriv</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// Functor returning both 1st and 2nd derivatives.</span>
<span class="identifier">fifth_functor_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">/* Constructor stores value a to find root of, for example: */</span> <span class="special">}</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tuple</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// Return both f(x) and f'(x) and f''(x).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">fx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Difference (estimate x^3 - value).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">5</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">4</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// 1st derivative = 5x^4.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">d2x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// 2nd derivative = 20 x^3</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">fx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">d2x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// 'return' fx, dx and d2x.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// to be 'fifth_rooted'.</span>
<span class="special">};</span> <span class="comment">// struct fifth_functor_2deriv</span>
</pre>
<p>
Our fifth-root function is now:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">fifth_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// return fifth root of x using 1st and 2nd derivatives and Halley.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// for halley_iterate.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">frexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Get exponent of z (ignore mantissa).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Rough guess is to divide the exponent by five.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Minimum possible value is half our guess.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible value is twice our guess.</span>
<span class="comment">// Stop when slightly more than one of the digits are correct:</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">0.4</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">50</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">fifth_functor_2deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
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<a name="math_toolkit.roots.root_finding_examples.cbrt_eg"></a><a class="link" href="cbrt_eg.html" title="Finding the Cubed Root With and Without Derivatives">Finding
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<p>
First some <code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#includes</span></code>
that will be needed.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">roots</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="comment">//using boost::math::policies::policy;</span>
<span class="comment">//using boost::math::tools::newton_raphson_iterate;</span>
<span class="comment">//using boost::math::tools::halley_iterate; //</span>
<span class="comment">//using boost::math::tools::eps_tolerance; // Binary functor for specified number of bits.</span>
<span class="comment">//using boost::math::tools::bracket_and_solve_root;</span>
<span class="comment">//using boost::math::tools::toms748_solve;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">special_functions</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">next</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// For float_distance.</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">tuple</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// for std::tuple and std::make_tuple.</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">special_functions</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">cbrt</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// For boost::math::cbrt.</span>
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For clarity, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">using</span></code> statements
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can, of course, partly or fully qualify the names in other ways. (For
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<p>
Let's suppose we want to find the root of a number <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span>,
and to start, compute the cube root.
</p>
<p>
So the equation we want to solve is:
</p>
<p>
&#8192;&#8192; <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x) = x&#179; -a</em></span>
</p>
<p>
We will first solve this without using any information about the slope
or curvature of the cube root function.
</p>
<p>
Fortunately, the cube-root function is 'Really Well Behaved' in that it
is monotonic and has only one root (we leave negative values 'as an exercise
for the student').
</p>
<p>
We then show how adding what we can know about this function, first just
the slope or 1st derivative <span class="emphasis"><em>f'(x)</em></span>, will speed homing
in on the solution.
</p>
<p>
Lastly, we show how adding the curvature <span class="emphasis"><em>f''(x)</em></span> too
will speed convergence even more.
</p>
<h4>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.root_finding_examples.cbrt_eg.h0"></a>
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root function without derivatives</a>
</h4>
<p>
First we define a function object (functor):
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_noderiv</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// cube root of x using only function - no derivatives.</span>
<span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_noderiv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">/* Constructor just stores value a to find root of. */</span> <span class="special">}</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">fx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Difference (estimate x^3 - a).</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">fx</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// to be 'cube_rooted'.</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
Implementing the cube-root function itself is fairly trivial now: the hardest
part is finding a good approximation to begin with. In this case we'll
just divide the exponent by three. (There are better but more complex guess
algorithms used in 'real life'.)
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_noderiv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// return cube root of x using bracket_and_solve (no derivatives).</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// For bracket_and_solve_root.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">frexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Get exponent of z (ignore mantissa).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Rough guess is to divide the exponent by three.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">factor</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// How big steps to take when searching.</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Limit to maximum iterations.</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Initally our chosen max iterations, but updated with actual.</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">is_rising</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// So if result if guess^3 is too low, then try increasing guess.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible binary digits accuracy for type T.</span>
<span class="comment">// Some fraction of digits is used to control how accurate to try to make the result.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// We have to have a non-zero interval at each step, so</span>
<span class="comment">// maximum accuracy is digits - 1. But we also have to</span>
<span class="comment">// allow for inaccuracy in f(x), otherwise the last few</span>
<span class="comment">// iterations just thrash around.</span>
<span class="identifier">eps_tolerance</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">get_digits</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Set the tolerance.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_noderiv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">factor</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">is_rising</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">)/</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Midway between brackets is our result, if necessary we could</span>
<span class="comment">// return the result as an interval here.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
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<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="../../../../../../../doc/src/images/note.png"></td>
<th align="left">Note</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
The final parameter specifying a maximum number of iterations is optional.
However, it defaults to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span>
<span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span>
<span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">)();</span></code> which is <code class="computeroutput"><span class="number">18446744073709551615</span></code>
and is more than anyone would wish to wait for!
</p>
<p>
So it may be wise to chose some reasonable estimate of how many iterations
may be needed, In this case the function is so well behaved that we can
chose a low value of 20.
</p>
<p>
Internally when Boost.Math uses these functions, it sets the maximum
iterations to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">policies</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">get_max_root_iterations</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Policy</span><span class="special">&gt;();</span></code>.
</p>
</td></tr>
</table></div>
<p>
Should we have wished we can show how many iterations were used in <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span></code> (this information
is lost outside <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt_noderiv</span></code>),
for example with:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&gt;=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Unable to locate solution in "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations:"</span>
<span class="string">" Current best guess is between "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" and "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">else</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Converged after "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" (from maximum of "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" iterations)."</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
for output like
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">Converged</span> <span class="identifier">after</span> <span class="number">11</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">from</span> <span class="identifier">maximum</span> <span class="identifier">of</span> <span class="number">20</span> <span class="identifier">iterations</span><span class="special">).</span>
</pre>
<p>
This snippet from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span></code> in <a href="../../../../../example/root_finding_example.cpp" target="_top">root_finding_example.cpp</a>
shows how it can be used.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">try</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">threecubed</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">27.</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Value that has an *exactly representable* integer cube root.</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">threecubedp1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">28.</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Value whose cube root is *not* exactly representable.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"cbrt(28) "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cbrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">28.</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// boost::math:: version of cbrt.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"std::cbrt(28) "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cbrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">28.</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// std:: version of cbrt.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span><span class="string">" cast double "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">3.0365889718756625194208095785056696355814539772481111</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// Cube root using bracketing:</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_noderiv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">threecubed</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"cbrt_noderiv("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">threecubed</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_noderiv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">threecubedp1</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"cbrt_noderiv("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">threecubedp1</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"> cbrt_noderiv(27) = 3
cbrt_noderiv(28) = 3.0365889718756618
</pre>
<p>
The result of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span></code>
is a <a href="http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/utility/pair/" target="_top">pair</a>
of values that could be displayed.
</p>
<p>
The number of bits separating them can be found using <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">float_distance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">)</span></code>. The distance is zero (closest representable)
for 3<sup>3</sup> = 27 but <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">float_distance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span></code>
for cube root of 28 with this function. The result (avoiding overflow)
is midway between these two values.
</p>
<h4>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.root_finding_examples.cbrt_eg.h1"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.root_finding_examples.cbrt_eg.cbrt_1st_derivative"></a></span><a class="link" href="cbrt_eg.html#math_toolkit.roots.root_finding_examples.cbrt_eg.cbrt_1st_derivative">Cube
root function with 1st derivative (slope)</a>
</h4>
<p>
We now solve the same problem, but using more information about the function,
to show how this can speed up finding the best estimate of the root.
</p>
<p>
For the root function, the 1st differential (the slope of the tangent to
a curve at any point) is known.
</p>
<p>
This algorithm is similar to this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nth_root_algorithm" target="_top">nth
root algorithm</a>.
</p>
<p>
If you need some reminders, then <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative#Derivatives_of_elementary_functions" target="_top">derivatives
of elementary functions</a> may help.
</p>
<p>
Using the rule that the derivative of <span class="emphasis"><em>x<sup>n</sup></em></span> for positive
n (actually all nonzero n) is <span class="emphasis"><em>n x<sup>n-1</sup></em></span>, allows us to
get the 1st differential as <span class="emphasis"><em>3x<sup>2</sup></em></span>.
</p>
<p>
To see how this extra information is used to find a root, view <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method" target="_top">Newton-Raphson
iterations</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method#mediaviewer/File:NewtonIteration_Ani.gif" target="_top">animation</a>.
</p>
<p>
We define a better functor <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_deriv</span></code>
that returns both the evaluation of the function to solve, along with its
first derivative:
</p>
<p>
To '<span class="emphasis"><em>return</em></span>' two values, we use a <a href="http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/pair" target="_top">std::pair</a>
of floating-point values.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_deriv</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Functor also returning 1st derivative.</span>
<span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Constructor stores value a to find root of,</span>
<span class="comment">// for example: calling cbrt_functor_deriv&lt;T&gt;(a) to use to get cube root of a.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// Return both f(x) and f'(x).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">fx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Difference (estimate x^3 - value).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// 1st derivative = 3x^2.</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">make_pair</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">fx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// 'return' both fx and dx.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Store value to be 'cube_rooted'.</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
Our cube root function is now:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// return cube root of x using 1st derivative and Newton_Raphson.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">frexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Get exponent of z (ignore mantissa).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Rough guess is to divide the exponent by three.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Minimum possible value is half our guess.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible value is twice our guess.</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible binary digits accuracy for type T.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">0.6</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Accuracy doubles with each step, so stop when we have</span>
<span class="comment">// just over half the digits correct.</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">newton_raphson_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
The result of <a href="../../../../../../../libs/math/include/boost/math/tools/roots.hpp" target="_top"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">newton_raphson_iterate</span></code></a> function
is a single value.
</p>
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<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="../../../../../../../doc/src/images/tip.png"></td>
<th align="left">Tip</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
There is a compromise between accuracy and speed when chosing the value
of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">digits</span></code>. It is tempting
to simply chose <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span></code>, but this may mean some inefficient
and unnecessary iterations as the function thrashes around trying to
locate the last bit. In theory, since the precision doubles with each
step it is sufficient to stop when half the bits are correct: as the
last step will have doubled that to full precision. Of course the function
has no way to tell if that is actually the case unless it does one more
step to be sure. In practice setting the precision to slightly more than
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">/</span>
<span class="number">2</span></code> is a good choice.
</p></td></tr>
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<p>
Note that it is up to the caller of the function to check the iteration
count after the call to see if iteration stoped as a result of running
out of iterations rather than meeting the required precision.
</p>
<p>
Using the test data in <a href="../../../../../test/test_cbrt.cpp" target="_top">/test/test_cbrt.cpp</a>
this found the cube root exact to the last digit in every case, and in
no more than 6 iterations at double precision. However, you will note that
a high precision was used in this example, exactly what was warned against
earlier on in these docs! In this particular case it is possible to compute
<span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> exactly and without undue cancellation error,
so a high limit is not too much of an issue.
</p>
<p>
However, reducing the limit to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span>
<span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span></code> gave
full precision in all but one of the test cases (and that one was out by
just one bit). The maximum number of iterations remained 6, but in most
cases was reduced by one.
</p>
<p>
Note also that the above code omits a probable optimization by computing
z&#178;
and reusing it, omits error handling, and does not handle negative values
of z correctly. (These are left as the customary exercise for the reader!)
</p>
<p>
The <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cbrt</span></code> function also includes these and
other improvements: most importantly it uses a much better initial guess
which reduces the iteration count to just 1 in almost all cases.
</p>
<h4>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.root_finding_examples.cbrt_eg.h2"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.root_finding_examples.cbrt_eg.cbrt_2_derivatives"></a></span><a class="link" href="cbrt_eg.html#math_toolkit.roots.root_finding_examples.cbrt_eg.cbrt_2_derivatives">Cube
root with 1st &amp; 2nd derivative (slope &amp; curvature)</a>
</h4>
<p>
Next we define yet another even better functor <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_2deriv</span></code>
that returns both the evaluation of the function to solve, along with its
first <span class="bold"><strong>and second</strong></span> derivative:
</p>
<p>
&#8192;&#8192;<span class="emphasis"><em>f''(x) = 6x</em></span>
</p>
<p>
using information about both slope and curvature to speed convergence.
</p>
<p>
To <span class="emphasis"><em>'return'</em></span> three values, we use a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">tuple</span></code>
of three floating-point values:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_2deriv</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// Functor returning both 1st and 2nd derivatives.</span>
<span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Constructor stores value a to find root of, for example:</span>
<span class="comment">// calling cbrt_functor_2deriv&lt;T&gt;(x) to get cube root of x,</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tuple</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// Return both f(x) and f'(x) and f''(x).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">fx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Difference (estimate x^3 - value).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// 1st derivative = 3x^2.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">d2x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">6</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// 2nd derivative = 6x.</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">fx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">d2x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// 'return' fx, dx and d2x.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// to be 'cube_rooted'.</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
Our cube root function is now:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// return cube root of x using 1st and 2nd derivatives and Halley.</span>
<span class="comment">//using namespace std; // Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">frexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Get exponent of z (ignore mantissa).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Rough guess is to divide the exponent by three.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Minimum possible value is half our guess.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible value is twice our guess.</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible binary digits accuracy for type T.</span>
<span class="comment">// digits used to control how accurate to try to make the result.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">0.4</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Accuracy triples with each step, so stop when just</span>
<span class="comment">// over one third of the digits are correct.</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">cbrt_functor_2deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
The function <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span></code>
also returns a single value, and the number of iterations will reveal if
it met the convergence criterion set by <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">get_digits</span></code>.
</p>
<p>
The no-derivative method gives a result of
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">cbrt_noderiv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">28</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3.0365889718756618</span>
</pre>
<p>
with a 3 bits distance between the bracketed values, whereas the derivative
methods both converge to a single value
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">28</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3.0365889718756627</span>
</pre>
<p>
which we can compare with the <a href="../../../../../../../libs/math/doc/html/math_toolkit/powers/cbrt.html" target="_top">boost::math::cbrt</a>
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">cbrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">28</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3.0365889718756627</span>
</pre>
<p>
Note that the iterations are set to stop at just one-half of full precision,
and yet, even so, not one of the test cases had a single bit wrong. What's
more, the maximum number of iterations was now just 4.
</p>
<p>
Just to complete the picture, we could have called <a class="link" href="../roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.schroder"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">schroder_iterate</span></code></a> in the last example:
and in fact it makes no difference to the accuracy or number of iterations
in this particular case. However, the relative performance of these two
methods may vary depending upon the nature of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span>,
and the accuracy to which the initial guess can be computed. There appear
to be no generalisations that can be made except "try them and see".
</p>
<p>
Finally, had we called <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt</span></code>
with <a href="http://shoup.net/ntl/doc/RR.txt" target="_top">NTL::RR</a> set to
1000 bit precision (about 300 decimal digits), then full precision can
be obtained with just 7 iterations. To put that in perspective, an increase
in precision by a factor of 20, has less than doubled the number of iterations.
That just goes to emphasise that most of the iterations are used up getting
the first few digits correct: after that these methods can churn out further
digits with remarkable efficiency.
</p>
<p>
Or to put it another way: <span class="emphasis"><em>nothing beats a really good initial
guess!</em></span>
</p>
<p>
Full code of this example is at <a href="../../../../../example/root_finding_example.cpp" target="_top">root_finding_example.cpp</a>,
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<p>
The arc length of an ellipse with radii <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span>
is given by:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">L(a, b) = 4aE(k)</pre>
<p>
with:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">k = &#8730;(1 - b<sup>2</sup>/a<sup>2</sup>)</pre>
<p>
where <span class="emphasis"><em>E(k)</em></span> is the complete elliptic integral of the
second kind - see <a class="link" href="../../ellint/ellint_2.html" title="Elliptic Integrals of the Second Kind - Legendre Form">ellint_2</a>.
</p>
<p>
Let's suppose we know the arc length and one radii, we can then calculate
the other radius by inverting the formula above. We'll begin by encoding
the above formula into a functor that our root-finding algorithms can call.
</p>
<p>
Note that while not completely obvious from the formula above, the function
is completely symmetrical in the two radii - which can be interchanged
at will - in this case we need to make sure that <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span>
<span class="special">&gt;=</span> <span class="identifier">b</span></code>
so that we don't accidentally take the square root of a negative number:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_noderiv</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Nth root of x using only function - no derivatives.</span>
<span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_noderiv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Constructor just stores value a to find root of.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// return the difference between required arc-length, and the calculated arc-length for an</span>
<span class="comment">// ellipse with radii m_radius and x:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">k</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">));</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ellint_2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">k</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// length of arc.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// one of the two radii of the ellipse</span>
<span class="special">};</span> <span class="comment">// template &lt;class T&gt; struct elliptic_root_functor_noderiv</span>
</pre>
<p>
We'll also need a decent estimate to start searching from, the approximation:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">L(a, b) &#8776; 4&#8730;(a<sup>2</sup> + b<sup>2</sup>)</pre>
<p>
Is easily inverted to give us what we need, which using derivative-free
root finding leads to the algorithm:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">elliptic_root_noderiv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// return the other radius of an ellipse, given one radii and the arc-length</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// For bracket_and_solve_root.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">16</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">factor</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.2</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// How big steps to take when searching.</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">50</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Limit to maximum iterations.</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Initally our chosen max iterations, but updated with actual.</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">is_rising</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// arc-length increases if one radii increases, so function is rising</span>
<span class="comment">// Define a termination condition, stop when nearly all digits are correct, but allow for</span>
<span class="comment">// the fact that we are returning a range, and must have some inaccuracy in the elliptic integral:</span>
<span class="identifier">eps_tolerance</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="comment">// Call bracket_and_solve_root to find the solution, note that this is a rising function:</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_noderiv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">factor</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">is_rising</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="comment">// Result is midway between the endpoints of the range:</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span> <span class="comment">// template &lt;class T&gt; T elliptic_root_noderiv(T x)</span>
</pre>
<p>
This function generally finds the root within 8-10 iterations, so given
that the runtime is completely dominated by the cost of calling the ellliptic
integral it would be nice to reduce that count somewhat. We'll try to do
that by using a derivative-based method; the derivatives of this function
are rather hard to work out by hand, but fortunately <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=d%2Fda+%5b4+*+a+*+EllipticE%281+-+b%5e2%2Fa%5e2%29%5d" target="_top">Wolfram
Alpha</a> can do the grunt work for us to give:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">d/da L(a, b) = 4(a<sup>2</sup>E(k) - b<sup>2</sup>K(k)) / (a<sup>2</sup> - b<sup>2</sup>)</pre>
<p>
Note that now we have <span class="bold"><strong>two</strong></span> elliptic integral
calls to get the derivative, so our functor will be at least twice as expensive
to call as the derivative-free one above: we'll have to reduce the iteration
count quite substantially to make a difference!
</p>
<p>
Here's the revised functor:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_1deriv</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Functor also returning 1st derviative.</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_integral</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">false</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"Only floating-point type types can be used!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_1deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Constructor just stores value a to find root of.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// Return the difference between required arc-length, and the calculated arc-length for an</span>
<span class="comment">// ellipse with radii m_radius and x, plus it's derivative.</span>
<span class="comment">// See http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=d%2Fda+[4+*+a+*+EllipticE%281+-+b^2%2Fa^2%29]</span>
<span class="comment">// We require two elliptic integral calls, but from these we can calculate both</span>
<span class="comment">// the function and it's derivative:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">k</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="identifier">a2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">Ek</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ellint_2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">k</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">Kk</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ellint_1</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">k</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">fx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">Ek</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">dfx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">Ek</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">Kk</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">make_pair</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">fx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dfx</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// length of arc.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// one of the two radii of the ellipse</span>
<span class="special">};</span> <span class="comment">// struct elliptic_root__functor_1deriv</span>
</pre>
<p>
The root-finding code is now almost the same as before, but we'll make
use of Newton-iteration to get the result:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">elliptic_root_1deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// For newton_raphson_iterate.</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_integral</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">false</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"Only floating-point type types can be used!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">16</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Minimum possible value is zero.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible value is the arc length.</span>
<span class="comment">// Accuracy doubles at each step, so stop when just over half of the digits are</span>
<span class="comment">// correct, and rely on that step to polish off the remainder:</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">0.6</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">newton_raphson_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_1deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span> <span class="comment">// T elliptic_root_1_deriv Newton-Raphson</span>
</pre>
<p>
The number of iterations required for <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>
precision is now usually around 4 - so we've slightly more than halved
the number of iterations, but made the functor twice as expensive to call!
</p>
<p>
Interestingly though, the second derivative requires no more expensive
elliptic integral calls than the first does, in other words it comes essentially
"for free", in which case we might as well make use of it and
use Halley-iteration. This is quite a typical situation when inverting
special-functions. Here's the revised functor:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_2deriv</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Functor returning both 1st and 2nd derivatives.</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_integral</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">false</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"Only floating-point type types can be used!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{}</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tuple</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// Return the difference between required arc-length, and the calculated arc-length for an</span>
<span class="comment">// ellipse with radii m_radius and x, plus it's derivative.</span>
<span class="comment">// See http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=d^2%2Fda^2+[4+*+a+*+EllipticE%281+-+b^2%2Fa^2%29]</span>
<span class="comment">// for the second derivative.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">k</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="identifier">a2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">Ek</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ellint_2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">k</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">Kk</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ellint_1</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">k</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">fx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">Ek</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">dfx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">Ek</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">Kk</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">dfx2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">4</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">Kk</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">Ek</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a2</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">b2</span><span class="special">));</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">fx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dfx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dfx2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">m_arc</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// length of arc.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">m_radius</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// one of the two radii of the ellipse</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
The actual root-finding code is almost the same as before, except we can
use Halley, rather than Newton iteration:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">elliptic_root_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// For halley_iterate.</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_integral</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">false</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"Only floating-point type types can be used!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sqrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">16</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Minimum possible value is zero.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// radius can't be larger than the arc length.</span>
<span class="comment">// Accuracy triples at each step, so stop when just over one-third of the digits</span>
<span class="comment">// are correct, and the last iteration will polish off the remaining digits:</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">0.4</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">elliptic_root_functor_2deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">arc</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">radius</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span> <span class="comment">// nth_2deriv Halley</span>
</pre>
<p>
While this function uses only slightly fewer iterations (typically around
3) to find the root, compared to the original derivative-free method, we've
moved from 8-10 elliptic integral calls to 6.
</p>
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<p>
Since all the root finding functions accept a function-object, they can
be made to work (often in a lot less code) with C++11 lambda's. Here's
the much reduced code for our "toy" cube root function:
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv_lambda</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// return cube root of x using 1st and 2nd derivatives and Halley.</span>
<span class="comment">//using namespace std; // Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">frexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Get exponent of z (ignore mantissa).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Rough guess is to divide the exponent by three.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Minimum possible value is half our guess.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible value is twice our guess.</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible binary digits accuracy for type T.</span>
<span class="comment">// digits used to control how accurate to try to make the result.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">0.4</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Accuracy triples with each step, so stop when just</span>
<span class="comment">// over one third of the digits are correct.</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="comment">// lambda function:</span>
<span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">](</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">g</span><span class="special">){</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">g</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">6</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">},</span>
<span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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<p>
The apocryphally astute reader might, by now, be asking "How do we
know if this computes the 'right' answer?".
</p>
<p>
For most values, there is, sadly, no 'right' answer. This is because values
can only rarely be <span class="emphasis"><em>exactly represented</em></span> by C++ floating-point
types. What we do want is the 'best' representation - one that is the nearest
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_point#Representable_numbers.2C_conversion_and_rounding" target="_top">representable</a>
value. (For more about how numbers are represented see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_point" target="_top">Floating
point</a>).
</p>
<p>
Of course, we might start with finding an external reference source like
<a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/" target="_top">Wolfram Alpha</a>, as above,
but this is not always possible.
</p>
<p>
Another way to reassure is to compute 'reference' values at higher precision
with which to compare the results of our iterative computations using built-in
like <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>. They should agree
within the tolerance that was set.
</p>
<p>
The result of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">static_cast</span></code>ing
to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code> from a higher-precision
type like <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span></code>
is guaranteed to be the <span class="bold"><strong>nearest representable</strong></span>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code> value.
</p>
<p>
For example, the cube root functions in our example for <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">28.</span><span class="special">)</span></code>
compute
</p>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cbrt</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">28.</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span>
<span class="number">3.0365889718756627</span></code>
</p>
<p>
WolframAlpha says <code class="computeroutput"><span class="number">3.036588971875662519420809578505669635581453977248111123242141</span><span class="special">...</span></code>
</p>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">3.03658897187566251942080957850</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3.0365889718756627</span></code>
</p>
<p>
This example <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">28.</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span>
<span class="number">3.0365889718756627</span></code>
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<p>
To ensure that all potentially significant decimal digits are displayed
use <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">max_digits10</span></code> (or if not available on
older platforms or compilers use <code class="computeroutput"><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">+</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">*</span><span class="number">3010</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">10000</span></code>).<br>
</p>
<p>
Ideally, values should agree to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric</span><span class="special">-</span><span class="identifier">limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span></code>
decimal digits.
</p>
<p>
This also means that a 'reference' value to be <span class="bold"><strong>input</strong></span>
or <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">static_cast</span></code> should have
at least <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">max_digits10</span></code>
decimal digits (17 for 64-bit <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>).
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If we wish to compute <span class="bold"><strong>higher-precision values</strong></span>
then, on some platforms, we may be able to use <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">long</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span></code> with a higher precision than
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code> to compare with the
very common <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code> and/or
a more efficient built-in quad floating-point type like <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">__float128</span></code>.
</p>
<p>
Almost all platforms can easily use <a href="../../../../../../../libs/multiprecision/doc/html/index.html" target="_top">Boost.Multiprecision</a>,
for example, <a href="../../../../../../../libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/tut/floats/cpp_dec_float.html" target="_top">cpp_dec_float</a>
or a binary type <a href="../../../../../../../libs/multiprecision/doc/html/boost_multiprecision/tut/floats/cpp_bin_float.html" target="_top">cpp_bin_float</a>
types, to compute values at very much higher precision.
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With multiprecision types, it is debatable whether to use the type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code> for computing the initial guesses.
Type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code> is like to be
accurate enough for the method used in these examples. This would limit
the exponent range of possible values to that of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>.
There is also the cost of conversion to and from type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>
to consider. In these examples, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>
is used via <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">double</span>
<span class="identifier">guess_type</span></code>.
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Since the functors and functions used above are templated on the value
type, we can very simply use them with any of the <a href="../../../../../../../libs/multiprecision/doc/html/index.html" target="_top">Boost.Multiprecision</a>
types. As a reminder, here's our toy cube root function using 2 derivatives
and C++11 lambda functions to find the root:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv_lambda</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// return cube root of x using 1st and 2nd derivatives and Halley.</span>
<span class="comment">//using namespace std; // Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">frexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Get exponent of z (ignore mantissa).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Rough guess is to divide the exponent by three.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0.5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Minimum possible value is half our guess.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible value is twice our guess.</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible binary digits accuracy for type T.</span>
<span class="comment">// digits used to control how accurate to try to make the result.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">0.4</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Accuracy triples with each step, so stop when just</span>
<span class="comment">// over one third of the digits are correct.</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="comment">// lambda function:</span>
<span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">](</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">g</span><span class="special">){</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">g</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">3</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">6</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">g</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">},</span>
<span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">get_digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
Some examples below are 50 decimal digit decimal and binary types (and
on some platforms a much faster <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">float128</span></code>
or <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">quad_float</span></code> type ) that
we can use with these includes:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// For cpp_bin_float_50.</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// For cpp_dec_float_50.</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#ifndef</span> <span class="identifier">_MSC_VER</span> <span class="comment">// float128 is not yet supported by Microsoft compiler at 2013.</span>
<span class="preprocessor"># include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">float128</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="comment">// Requires libquadmath.</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#endif</span>
</pre>
<p>
Some using statements simplify their use:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"> <span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// decimal.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// binary.</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#ifndef</span> <span class="identifier">_MSC_VER</span> <span class="comment">// Not supported by Microsoft compiler.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">float128</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#endif</span>
</pre>
<p>
They can be used thus:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span> <span class="identifier">two</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// </span>
<span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">two</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"cbrt("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">two</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Passing a double, so ADL will compute a double precision result.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"cbrt("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">two</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// cbrt(2) = 1.2599210498948731906665443602832965552806854248047 'wrong' from digits 17 onwards!</span>
<span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">));</span> <span class="comment">// Passing a cpp_dec_float_50, </span>
<span class="comment">// so will compute a cpp_dec_float_50 precision result.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"cbrt("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">two</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Explictly a cpp_dec_float_50, so will compute a cpp_dec_float_50 precision result.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"cbrt("</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">two</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">") = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// cpp_dec_float_50 1.2599210498948731647672106072782283505702514647015</span>
</pre>
<p>
A reference value computed by <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/" target="_top">Wolfram
Alpha</a> is
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">^(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="number">50</span><span class="special">]</span> <span class="number">1.2599210498948731647672106072782283505702514647015</span>
</pre>
<p>
which agrees exactly.
</p>
<p>
To <span class="bold"><strong>show</strong></span> values to their full precision,
it is necessary to adjust the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ostream</span></code>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">precision</span></code> to suit the type,
for example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">show_cube_root</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Demonstrate by printing the root using all definitely significant digits.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"value = "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">", cube root ="</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">show_cube_root</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">show_cube_root</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.L</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">show_cube_root</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">two</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
which outputs:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">cbrt(2) = 1.2599210498948731647672106072782283505702514647015
value = 2, cube root =1.25992104989487
value = 2, cube root =1.25992104989487
value = 2, cube root =1.2599210498948731647672106072782283505702514647015
</pre>
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<p>
Be <span class="bold"><strong>very careful</strong></span> about the floating-point
type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code> that is passed
to the root-finding function. Carelessly passing a integer by writing
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span> <span class="identifier">r</span>
<span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span></code>
or <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">show_cube_root</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span></code> will
provoke many warnings and compile errors.
</p>
<p>
Even <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">show_cube_root</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.F</span><span class="special">);</span></code> will
produce warnings because <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">typedef</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">guess_type</span></code>
defines the type used to compute the guess and bracket values as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>.
</p>
<p>
Even more treacherous is passing a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>
as in <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span> <span class="identifier">r</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">);</span></code> which
silently gives the 'wrong' result, computing a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>
result and <span class="bold"><strong>then</strong></span> converting to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span></code>! All digits beyond
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">max_digits10</span></code> will be
incorrect. Making the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt</span></code>
type explicit with <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cbrt_2deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">);</span></code> will give you the desired 50 decimal
digit precision result.
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<p>
If desired, we can now further generalize to compute the <span class="emphasis"><em>n</em></span>th
root by computing the derivatives <span class="bold"><strong>at compile-time</strong></span>
using the rules for differentiation and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code> where template parameter <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">N</span></code> is an integer and a compile time constant.
Our functor and function now have an additional template parameter <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">N</span></code>, for the root required.
</p>
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Since the powers and derivatives are fixed at compile time, the resulting
code is as efficient as as if hand-coded as the cube and fifth-root examples
above. A good compiler should also optimise any repeated multiplications.
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<p>
Our <span class="emphasis"><em>n</em></span>th root functor is
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">nth_functor_2deriv</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Functor returning both 1st and 2nd derivatives.</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_integral</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">false</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"Only floating-point type types can be used!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">N</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"root N must be &gt; 0!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">nth_functor_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">to_find_root_of</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">/* Constructor stores value a to find root of, for example: */</span> <span class="special">}</span>
<span class="comment">// using boost::math::tuple; // to return three values.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tuple</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// Return f(x), f'(x) and f''(x).</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">fx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Difference (estimate x^n - a).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">N</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">N</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// 1st derivative f'(x).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">d2x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">N</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">N</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">N</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="number">2</span> <span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// 2nd derivative f''(x).</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">fx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dx</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">d2x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// 'return' fx, dx and d2x.</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// to be 'nth_rooted'.</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
and our <span class="emphasis"><em>n</em></span>th root function is
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">nth_2deriv</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// return nth root of x using 1st and 2nd derivatives and Halley.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Help ADL of std functions.</span>
<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// For halley_iterate.</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_integral</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">false</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"Only floating-point type types can be used!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">N</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"root N must be &gt; 0!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">N</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="number">1000</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">false</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"root N is too big!"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">guess_type</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// double may restrict (exponent) range for a multiprecision T?</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">frexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">guess_type</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">exponent</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Get exponent of z (ignore mantissa).</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">guess_type</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Rough guess is to divide the exponent by n.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">guess_type</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">1.</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Minimum possible value is half our guess.</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">ldexp</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">static_cast</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">guess_type</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">exponent</span> <span class="special">/</span> <span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// Maximum possible value is twice our guess.</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="number">0.4</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// Accuracy triples with each step, so stop when</span>
<span class="comment">// slightly more than one third of the digits are correct.</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">20</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span> <span class="identifier">it</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">maxit</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">nth_functor_2deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">N</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">it</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"> <span class="identifier">show_nth_root</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">show_nth_root</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#ifndef</span> <span class="identifier">_MSC_VER</span> <span class="comment">// float128 is not supported by Microsoft compiler 2013.</span>
<span class="identifier">show_nth_root</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">float128</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#endif</span>
<span class="identifier">show_nth_root</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// dec</span>
<span class="identifier">show_nth_root</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float_50</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// bin</span>
</pre>
<p>
produces an output similar to this
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"> <span class="identifier">Using</span> <span class="identifier">MSVC</span> <span class="number">2013</span>
<span class="identifier">nth</span> <span class="identifier">Root</span> <span class="identifier">finding</span> <span class="identifier">Example</span><span class="special">.</span>
<span class="identifier">Type</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="identifier">th</span> <span class="identifier">root</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.14869835499704</span>
<span class="identifier">Type</span> <span class="keyword">long</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">5</span><span class="identifier">th</span> <span class="identifier">root</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.14869835499704</span>
<span class="identifier">Type</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">backends</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_dec_float</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">50</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="number">5</span><span class="identifier">th</span> <span class="identifier">root</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.1486983549970350067986269467779275894438508890978</span>
<span class="identifier">Type</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">number</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">multiprecision</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">backends</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cpp_bin_float</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">50</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">10</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="keyword">void</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">&gt;,</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="number">5</span><span class="identifier">th</span> <span class="identifier">root</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.1486983549970350067986269467779275894438508890978</span>
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Take care with the type passed to the function. It is best to pass a
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code> or greater-precision
floating-point type.
</p>
<p>
Passing an integer value, for example, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">nth_2deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">)</span></code> will
be rejected, while <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">nth_2deriv</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">)</span></code> converts
the integer to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>.
</p>
<p>
Avoid passing a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">float</span></code> value
that will provoke warnings (actually spurious) from the compiler about
potential loss of data, as noted above.
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Asking for unreasonable roots, for example, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">show_nth_root</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">1000000</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="number">2.</span><span class="special">);</span></code> may lead to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_of_significance" target="_top">Loss
of significance</a> like <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Type</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">value</span>
<span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1000000</span><span class="identifier">th</span> <span class="identifier">root</span>
<span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.00000069314783</span></code>.
Use of the the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">pow</span></code> function
is more sensible for this unusual need.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">roots</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">math</span> <span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">tools</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Note namespace boost::math::tools.</span>
<span class="comment">// Newton-Raphson</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">newton_raphson_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">newton_raphson_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="comment">// Halley</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="comment">// Schr'''&amp;#xf6;'''der</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">schroder_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">schroder_iterate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">digits</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">}}}</span> <span class="comment">// namespaces boost::math::tools.</span>
</pre>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.h1"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.description"></a></span><a class="link" href="roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.description">Description</a>
</h5>
<p>
These functions all perform iterative root-finding <span class="bold"><strong>using
derivatives</strong></span>:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">newton_raphson_iterate</span></code>
performs second-order <a class="link" href="roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.newton">Newton-Raphson
iteration</a>.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">halley_iterate</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">schroder_iterate</span></code> perform third-order
<a class="link" href="roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.halley">Halley</a> and
<a class="link" href="roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.schroder">Schr&#246;der</a>
iteration.
</li>
</ul></div>
<p>
The functions all take the same parameters:
</p>
<div class="variablelist">
<p class="title"><b>Parameters of the root finding functions</b></p>
<dl class="variablelist">
<dt><span class="term">F f</span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Type F must be a callable function object that accepts one parameter
and returns a <a class="link" href="../internals/tuples.html" title="Tuples">std::pair,
std::tuple, boost::tuple or boost::fusion::tuple</a>:
</p>
<p>
For second-order iterative method (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Raphson" target="_top">Newton
Raphson</a>) the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">tuple</span></code>
should have <span class="bold"><strong>two</strong></span> elements containing
the evaluation of the function and its first derivative.
</p>
<p>
For the third-order methods (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_method" target="_top">Halley</a>
and Schr&#246;der) the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">tuple</span></code>
should have <span class="bold"><strong>three</strong></span> elements containing
the evaluation of the function and its first and second derivatives.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">T guess</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The initial starting value. A good guess is crucial to quick convergence!
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">T min</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The minimum possible value for the result, this is used as an initial
lower bracket.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">T max</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The maximum possible value for the result, this is used as an initial
upper bracket.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">int digits</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The desired number of binary digits precision.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">uintmax_t&amp; max_iter</span></dt>
<dd><p>
An optional maximum number of iterations to perform. On exit, this
is updated to the actual number of iterations performed.
</p></dd>
</dl>
</div>
<p>
When using these functions you should note that:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
Default <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">max_iter</span> <span class="special">=</span>
<span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">)()</span></code> is effectively 'iterate for ever'.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
They may be very sensitive to the initial guess, typically they converge
very rapidly if the initial guess has two or three decimal digits correct.
However convergence can be no better than <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html" title="Bisection">bisect</a>,
or in some rare cases, even worse than <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html" title="Bisection">bisect</a>
if the initial guess is a long way from the correct value and the derivatives
are close to zero.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
These functions include special cases to handle zero first (and second
where appropriate) derivatives, and fall back to <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html" title="Bisection">bisect</a>
in this case. However, it is helpful if functor F is defined to return
an arbitrarily small value <span class="emphasis"><em>of the correct sign</em></span> rather
than zero.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
If the derivative at the current best guess for the result is infinite
(or very close to being infinite) then these functions may terminate
prematurely. A large first derivative leads to a very small next step,
triggering the termination condition. Derivative based iteration may
not be appropriate in such cases.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
If the function is 'Really Well Behaved' (is monotonic and has only one
root) the bracket bounds <span class="emphasis"><em>min</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>max</em></span>
may as well be set to the widest limits like zero and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">()</span></code>.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
But if the function more complex and may have more than one root or a
pole, the choice of bounds is protection against jumping out to seek
the 'wrong' root.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
These functions fall back to <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html" title="Bisection">bisect</a>
if the next computed step would take the next value out of bounds. The
bounds are updated after each step to ensure this leads to convergence.
However, a good initial guess backed up by asymptotically-tight bounds
will improve performance no end - rather than relying on <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html" title="Bisection">bisection</a>.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
The value of <span class="emphasis"><em>digits</em></span> is crucial to good performance
of these functions, if it is set too high then at best you will get one
extra (unnecessary) iteration, and at worst the last few steps will proceed
by <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html" title="Bisection">bisection</a>.
Remember that the returned value can never be more accurate than <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span>
can be evaluated, and that if <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> suffers from
cancellation errors as it tends to zero then the computed steps will
be effectively random. The value of <span class="emphasis"><em>digits</em></span> should
be set so that iteration terminates before this point: remember that
for second and third order methods the number of correct digits in the
result is increasing quite substantially with each iteration, <span class="emphasis"><em>digits</em></span>
should be set by experiment so that the final iteration just takes the
next value into the zone where <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> becomes inaccurate.
A good starting point for <span class="emphasis"><em>digits</em></span> would be 0.6*D
for Newton and 0.4*D for Halley or Shr&#246;der iteration, where D is <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits</span></code>.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
If you need some diagnostic output to see what is going on, you can
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#define</span> <span class="identifier">BOOST_MATH_INSTRUMENT</span></code>
before the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">roots</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>, and also ensure that display of
all the significant digits with <code class="computeroutput"> <span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">digits10</span><span class="special">)</span></code>: or even possibly significant digits
with <code class="computeroutput"> <span class="identifier">cout</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">precision</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">numeric_limits</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">max_digits10</span><span class="special">)</span></code>:
but be warned, this may produce copious output!
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Finally: you may well be able to do better than these functions by hand-coding
the heuristics used so that they are tailored to a specific function.
You may also be able to compute the ratio of derivatives used by these
methods more efficiently than computing the derivatives themselves. As
ever, algebraic simplification can be a big win.
</li>
</ul></div>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.h2"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.newton"></a></span><a class="link" href="roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.newton">Newton
Raphson Method</a>
</h5>
<p>
Given an initial guess <span class="emphasis"><em>x0</em></span> the subsequent values are
computed using:
</p>
<p>
<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../../equations/roots1.svg"></span>
</p>
<p>
Out of bounds steps revert to <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html" title="Bisection">bisection</a>
of the current bounds.
</p>
<p>
Under ideal conditions, the number of correct digits doubles with each iteration.
</p>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.h3"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.halley"></a></span><a class="link" href="roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.halley">Halley's
Method</a>
</h5>
<p>
Given an initial guess <span class="emphasis"><em>x0</em></span> the subsequent values are
computed using:
</p>
<p>
<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../../equations/roots2.svg"></span>
</p>
<p>
Over-compensation by the second derivative (one which would proceed in the
wrong direction) causes the method to revert to a Newton-Raphson step.
</p>
<p>
Out of bounds steps revert to bisection of the current bounds.
</p>
<p>
Under ideal conditions, the number of correct digits trebles with each iteration.
</p>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.h4"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.schroder"></a></span><a class="link" href="roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.schroder">Schr&#246;der's
Method</a>
</h5>
<p>
Given an initial guess x0 the subsequent values are computed using:
</p>
<p>
<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../../equations/roots3.svg"></span>
</p>
<p>
Over-compensation by the second derivative (one which would proceed in the
wrong direction) causes the method to revert to a Newton-Raphson step. Likewise
a Newton step is used whenever that Newton step would change the next value
by more than 10%.
</p>
<p>
Out of bounds steps revert to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisection" target="_top">bisection</a>
of the current bounds.
</p>
<p>
Under ideal conditions, the number of correct digits trebles with each iteration.
</p>
<p>
This is Schr&#246;der's general result (equation 18 from <a href="http://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/577" target="_top">Stewart,
G. W. "On Infinitely Many Algorithms for Solving Equations." English
translation of Schr&#246;der's original paper. College Park, MD: University of
Maryland, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, Department of Computer
Science, 1993</a>.)
</p>
<p>
This method guarantees at least quadratic convergence (the same as Newton's
method), and is known to work well in the presence of multiple roots: something
that neither Newton nor Halley can do.
</p>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.h5"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.examples"></a></span><a class="link" href="roots_deriv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_deriv.examples">Examples</a>
</h5>
<p>
See <a class="link" href="root_finding_examples.html" title="Examples of Root-Finding (with and without derivatives)">root-finding
examples</a>.
</p>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html">Bisection</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="roots_noderiv/bracket_solve.html">Bracket
and Solve Root</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="roots_noderiv/TOMS748.html">Algorithm
TOMS 748: Alefeld, Potra and Shi: Enclosing zeros of continuous functions</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="roots_noderiv/brent.html">Brent-Decker
Algorithm</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="roots_noderiv/root_termination.html">Termination
Condition Functors</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="roots_noderiv/implementation.html">Implementation</a></span></dt>
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<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_noderiv.h0"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_noderiv.synopsis"></a></span><a class="link" href="roots_noderiv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_noderiv.synopsis">Synopsis</a>
</h5>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">tools</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">roots</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">math</span> <span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">tools</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">// Note namespace boost::math::tools.</span>
<span class="comment">// Bisection</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bisect</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bisect</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bisect</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
<span class="comment">// Bracket and Solve Root</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">factor</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">rising</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">factor</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">rising</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
<span class="comment">// TOMS 748 algorithm</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">fa</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">fb</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">fa</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">fb</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
<span class="comment">// Termination conditions:</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">eps_tolerance</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">equal_floor</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">equal_ceil</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">equal_nearest_integer</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}}}</span> <span class="comment">// boost::math::tools namespaces</span>
</pre>
<h5>
<a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_noderiv.h1"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="math_toolkit.roots.roots_noderiv.description"></a></span><a class="link" href="roots_noderiv.html#math_toolkit.roots.roots_noderiv.description">Description</a>
</h5>
<p>
These functions solve the root of some function <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span>
- <span class="emphasis"><em>without the need for any derivatives of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span></em></span>.
</p>
<p>
The <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span></code>
functions use <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/TOMS748.html" title="Algorithm TOMS 748: Alefeld, Potra and Shi: Enclosing zeros of continuous functions">TOMS
748 algorithm</a> by Alefeld, Potra and Shi that is asymptotically the
most efficient known, and has been shown to be optimal for a certain classes
of smooth functions. Variants with and without <a class="link" href="../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policies</a>
are provided.
</p>
<p>
Alternatively, <a class="link" href="roots_noderiv/bisect.html" title="Bisection">bisect</a>
is a simple <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisection" target="_top">bisection</a>
routine which can be useful in its own right in some situations, or alternatively
for narrowing down the range containing the root, prior to calling a more
advanced algorithm.
</p>
<p>
All the algorithms in this section reduce the diameter of the enclosing interval
with the same asymptotic efficiency with which they locate the root. This
is in contrast to the derivative based methods which may <span class="emphasis"><em>never</em></span>
significantly reduce the enclosing interval, even though they rapidly approach
the root. This is also in contrast to some other derivative-free methods
(for example, Brent's method described at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent%27s_method" target="_top">Brent-Dekker)</a>
which only reduces the enclosing interval on the final step. Therefore these
methods return a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span></code> containing the enclosing interval
found, and accept a function object specifying the termination condition.
</p>
<p>
Three function objects are provided for ready-made termination conditions:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
<span class="emphasis"><em>eps_tolerance</em></span> causes termination when the relative
error in the enclosing interval is below a certain threshold.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<span class="emphasis"><em>equal_floor</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>equal_ceil</em></span>
are useful for certain statistical applications where the result is known
to be an integer.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Other user-defined termination conditions are likely to be used only
rarely, but may be useful in some specific circumstances.
</li>
</ul></div>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">fa</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">fb</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">fa</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">fb</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
</pre>
<p>
These functions implement TOMS Algorithm 748: it uses a mixture of cubic,
quadratic and linear (secant) interpolation to locate the root of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span>.
The two pairs of functions differ only by whether values for <span class="emphasis"><em>f(a)</em></span>
and <span class="emphasis"><em>f(b)</em></span> are already available.
</p>
<p>
Generally speaking it is easier (and often more efficient) to use <a class="link" href="bracket_solve.html" title="Bracket and Solve Root">bracket and solve</a>
rather than trying to bracket the root yourself as this function requires.
</p>
<p>
This function is provided rather than <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent%27s_method" target="_top">Brent's
method</a> as it is known to be more effient in many cases (it is asymptotically
the most efficient known, and has been shown to be optimal for a certain
classes of smooth functions). It also has the useful property of decreasing
the bracket size with each step, unlike Brent's method which only shrinks
the enclosing interval in the final step. This makes it particularly useful
when you need a result where the ends of the interval round to the same
integer: as often happens in statistical applications for example. In this
situation the function is able to exit after a much smaller number of iterations
than would otherwise be possible.
</p>
<p>
The <a class="link" href="TOMS748.html" title="Algorithm TOMS 748: Alefeld, Potra and Shi: Enclosing zeros of continuous functions">TOMS 748 algorithm</a>
parameters are:
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<div class="variablelist">
<p class="title"><b></b></p>
<dl class="variablelist">
<dt><span class="term">f</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A unary functor that is the function whose root is to be solved.
f(x) need not be uniformly increasing or decreasing on <span class="emphasis"><em>x</em></span>
and may have multiple roots. However, the bounds given must bracket
a single root.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">a</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The lower bound for the initial bracket of the root.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">b</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The upper bound for the initial bracket of the root. It is a precondition
that <span class="emphasis"><em>a &lt; b</em></span> and that <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span>
and <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span> bracket the root to find so that <span class="emphasis"><em>f(a)
* f(b) &lt; 0</em></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">fa</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Optional: the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(a)</em></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">fb</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Optional: the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(b)</em></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">tol</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A binary functor that determines the termination condition for the
search for the root. <span class="emphasis"><em>tol</em></span> is passed the current
brackets at each step, when it returns true, then the current brackets
are returned as the result. See also <a class="link" href="root_termination.html" title="Termination Condition Functors">predefined
termination functors</a>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">max_iter</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The maximum number of function invocations to perform in the search
for the root. On exit, <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span> is set to actual
number of function invocations used.
</p></dd>
</dl>
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The final <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a> argument is optional and
can be used to control the behaviour of the function: how it handles errors,
what level of precision to use etc. Refer to the <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">policy
documentation for more details</a>.
</p>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">toms748_solve</span></code> returns:
a pair of values <span class="emphasis"><em>r</em></span> that bracket the root so that:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;=</span> <span class="number">0</span>
</pre>
<p>
and either
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">true</span>
</pre>
<p>
or
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">max_iter</span> <span class="special">&gt;=</span> <span class="identifier">m</span>
</pre>
<p>
where <span class="emphasis"><em>m</em></span> is the initial value of <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span>
passed to the function.
</p>
<p>
In other words, it's up to the caller to verify whether termination occurred
as a result of exceeding <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span> function invocations
(easily done by checking the updated value of <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span>
against its previous value passed as parameter), rather than because the
termination condition <span class="emphasis"><em>tol</em></span> was satisfied.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bisect</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="comment">// Unlimited iterations.</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bisect</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="comment">// Limited iterations.</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bisect</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="comment">// Specified policy.</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
</pre>
<p>
These functions locate the root using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisection" target="_top">bisection</a>.
</p>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bisect</span></code> function arguments
are:
</p>
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<p class="title"><b></b></p>
<dl class="variablelist">
<dt><span class="term">f</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A unary functor which is the function <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> whose
root is to be found.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">min</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The left bracket of the interval known to contain the root.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">max</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The right bracket of the interval known to contain the root.<br>
It is a precondition that <span class="emphasis"><em>min &lt; max</em></span> and
<span class="emphasis"><em>f(min)*f(max) &lt;= 0</em></span>, the function raises an
<a class="link" href="../../error_handling.html#math_toolkit.error_handling.evaluation_error">evaluation_error</a>
if these preconditions are violated. The action taken on error is
controlled by the <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a> template argument:
the default behavior is to throw a <span class="emphasis"><em>boost::math::evaluation_error</em></span>.
If the <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a> is changed to not throw
then it returns <span class="emphasis"><em>std::pair&lt;T&gt;(min, min)</em></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">tol</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A binary functor that specifies the termination condition: the function
will return the current brackets enclosing the root when <span class="emphasis"><em>tol(min,
max)</em></span> becomes true. See also <a class="link" href="root_termination.html" title="Termination Condition Functors">predefined
termination functors</a>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">max_iter</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The maximum number of invocations of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> to
make while searching for the root. On exit, this is updated to the
actual number of invocations performed.
</p></dd>
</dl>
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The final <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a> argument is optional and
can be used to control the behaviour of the function: how it handles errors,
what level of precision to use etc. Refer to the <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">policy
documentation for more details</a>.
</p>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Returns</strong></span>: a pair of values <span class="emphasis"><em>r</em></span>
that bracket the root so that:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;=</span> <span class="number">0</span>
</pre>
<p>
and either
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">true</span>
</pre>
<p>
or
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">max_iter</span> <span class="special">&gt;=</span> <span class="identifier">m</span>
</pre>
<p>
where <span class="emphasis"><em>m</em></span> is the initial value of <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span>
passed to the function.
</p>
<p>
In other words, it's up to the caller to verify whether termination occurred
as a result of exceeding <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span> function invocations
(easily done by checking the updated value of <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span>
when the function returns), rather than because the termination condition
<span class="emphasis"><em>tol</em></span> was satisfied.
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Benjamin Sobotta, Thijs van den Berg, Daryle Walker and Xiaogang Zhang<p>
Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">factor</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">rising</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Tol</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">pair</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">F</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">guess</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">factor</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">rising</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">Tol</span> <span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">uintmax_t</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">max_iter</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a><span class="special">&amp;);</span>
</pre>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span></code>
is a convenience function that calls <a class="link" href="TOMS748.html" title="Algorithm TOMS 748: Alefeld, Potra and Shi: Enclosing zeros of continuous functions">TOMS
748 algorithm</a> internally to find the root of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span>.
It is generally much easier to use this function rather than <a class="link" href="TOMS748.html" title="Algorithm TOMS 748: Alefeld, Potra and Shi: Enclosing zeros of continuous functions">TOMS
748 algorithm</a>, since it does the hard work of bracketing the root
for you. It's bracketing routines are quite robust and will usually be
more foolproof than home-grown routines, unless the function can be analysed
to yield tight brackets.
</p>
<p>
Note that this routine can only be used when:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
<span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> is monotonic in the half of the real axis
containing <span class="emphasis"><em>guess</em></span>.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
The value of the inital guess must have the same sign as the root:
the function will <span class="emphasis"><em>never cross the origin</em></span> when
searching for the root.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
The location of the root should be known at least approximately, if
the location of the root differs by many orders of magnitude from
<span class="emphasis"><em>guess</em></span> then many iterations will be needed to bracket
the root in spite of the special heuristics used to guard against this
very situation. A typical example would be setting the initial guess
to 0.1, when the root is at 1e-300.
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The <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bracket_and_solve_root</span></code>
parameters are:
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<p class="title"><b></b></p>
<dl class="variablelist">
<dt><span class="term">f</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A unary functor that is the function whose root is to be solved.
<span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> must be uniformly increasing or decreasing
on <span class="emphasis"><em>x</em></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">guess</span></dt>
<dd><p>
An initial approximation to the root.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">factor</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A scaling factor that is used to bracket the root: the value <span class="emphasis"><em>guess</em></span>
is multiplied (or divided as appropriate) by <span class="emphasis"><em>factor</em></span>
until two values are found that bracket the root. A value such as
2 is a typical choice for <span class="emphasis"><em>factor</em></span>. In addition
<span class="emphasis"><em>factor</em></span> will be multiplied by 2 every 32 iterations:
this is to guard against a really very bad initial guess, typically
these occur when it's known the result is very large or small, but
not the exact order of magnitude.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">rising</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Set to <span class="emphasis"><em>true</em></span> if <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> is
rising on <span class="emphasis"><em>x</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>false</em></span> if
<span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> is falling on <span class="emphasis"><em>x</em></span>. This
value is used along with the result of <span class="emphasis"><em>f(guess)</em></span>
to determine if <span class="emphasis"><em>guess</em></span> is above or below the
root.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">tol</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A binary functor that determines the termination condition for the
search for the root. <span class="emphasis"><em>tol</em></span> is passed the current
brackets at each step, when it returns true then the current brackets
are returned as the pair result. See also <a class="link" href="root_termination.html" title="Termination Condition Functors">predefined
termination functors</a>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">max_iter</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The maximum number of function invocations to perform in the search
for the root. On exit is set to the actual number of invocations
performed.
</p></dd>
</dl>
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The final <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">Policy</a> argument is optional and
can be used to control the behaviour of the function: how it handles errors,
what level of precision to use etc. Refer to the <a class="link" href="../../../policy.html" title="Chapter&#160;15.&#160;Policies: Controlling Precision, Error Handling etc">policy
documentation for more details</a>.
</p>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Returns</strong></span>: a pair of values <span class="emphasis"><em>r</em></span>
that bracket the root so that:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">&lt;=</span> <span class="number">0</span>
</pre>
<p>
and either
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">tol</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">first</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">second</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="keyword">true</span>
</pre>
<p>
or
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">max_iter</span> <span class="special">&gt;=</span> <span class="identifier">m</span>
</pre>
<p>
where <span class="emphasis"><em>m</em></span> is the initial value of <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span>
passed to the function.
</p>
<p>
In other words, it's up to the caller to verify whether termination occurred
as a result of exceeding <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span> function invocations
(easily done by checking the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>max_iter</em></span> when
the function returns), rather than because the termination condition <span class="emphasis"><em>tol</em></span>
was satisfied.
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The implementation of the bisection algorithm is extremely straightforward
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<a href="http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=210111" target="_top">TOMS Algorithm
748: enclosing zeros of continuous functions</a> is described in detail
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<p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>Algorithm 748: Enclosing Zeros of Continuous Functions, G. E.
Alefeld, F. A. Potra and Yixun Shi, ACM Transactions on Mathematica1 Software,
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The implementation here is a faithful translation of this paper into C++.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">eps_tolerance</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">eps_tolerance</span><span class="special">();</span>
<span class="identifier">eps_tolerance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">bits</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">eps_tolerance</span></code> is the usual
termination condition used with these root finding functions. Its <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()</span></code>
will return true when the relative distance between <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span>
and <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span> is less than four times the machine epsilon
for T, or 2<sup>1-bits</sup>, whichever is the larger. In other words, you set <span class="emphasis"><em>bits</em></span>
to the number of bits of precision you want in the result. The minimal
tolerance of <span class="emphasis"><em>four times the machine epsilon of type T</em></span>
is required to ensure that we get back a bracketing interval, since this
must clearly be at greater than one epsilon in size. While in theory a
maximum distance of twice machine epsilon is possible to achieve, in practice
this results in a great deal of "thrashing" given that the function
whose root is being found can only ever be accurate to 1 epsilon at best.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">equal_floor</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">equal_floor</span><span class="special">();</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
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<p>
This termination condition is used when you want to find an integer result
that is the <span class="emphasis"><em>floor</em></span> of the true root. It will terminate
as soon as both ends of the interval have the same <span class="emphasis"><em>floor</em></span>.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">equal_ceil</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">equal_ceil</span><span class="special">();</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
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<p>
This termination condition is used when you want to find an integer result
that is the <span class="emphasis"><em>ceil</em></span> of the true root. It will terminate
as soon as both ends of the interval have the same <span class="emphasis"><em>ceil</em></span>.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">equal_nearest_integer</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">equal_nearest_integer</span><span class="special">();</span>
<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">()(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
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<p>
This termination condition is used when you want to find an integer result
that is the <span class="emphasis"><em>closest</em></span> to the true root. It will terminate
as soon as both ends of the interval round to the same nearest integer.
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