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Interface TaylorFunction<C extends RingElem<C>>

Type Parameters:

C - ring element type

All Known Implementing Classes:

PolynomialTaylorFunction, TaylorFunctionAdapter

public interface TaylorFunction<C extends RingElem<C>>

Interface for functions capable for Taylor series expansion.

Author:

Heinz Kredel

Method Summary

TaylorFunction<C>	deriviative() Deriviative.
TaylorFunction<C>	deriviative(ExpVector i) Multi-partial deriviative.
C	evaluate(C a) Evaluate.
C	evaluate(java.util.List<C> a) Evaluate at a tuple of elements.
long	getFacul() Get the factorial coefficient.
boolean	isZERO() Test if this is zero.

Method Detail

getFacul

long getFacul()

Get the factorial coefficient.

Returns:

factorial coefficient.

isZERO

boolean isZERO()

Test if this is zero.

Returns:

true if this is 0, else false.

deriviative

TaylorFunction<C> deriviative()

Deriviative.

Returns:

deriviative of this.

deriviative

TaylorFunction<C> deriviative(ExpVector i)

Multi-partial deriviative.

Parameters:

i - exponent vector.

Returns:

partial deriviative of this with respect to all variables.

evaluate

C evaluate(C a)

Evaluate.

Parameters:

a - element.

Returns:

this(a).

evaluate

C evaluate(java.util.List<C> a)

Evaluate at a tuple of elements.

Parameters:

a - tuple of elements.

Returns:

this(a).