LOBATTO_POLYNOMIAL
Lobatto Polynomials

LOBATTO_POLYNOMIAL is a C++ library which evaluates the completed Lobatto polynomial and associated functions.

The completed Lobatto polynomial Lo(n,x) can be defined by:

        Lo(n,x) = n * ( P(n-1,x) - x * P(n,x) )
      

The completed Lobatto polynomial Lo(n,x) has degree n+1, and is zero at x = -1 and x = +1.

GNUPLOT is used to create images of some of the functions.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

LOBATTO_POLYNOMIAL is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.

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Reference:

1. Milton Abramowitz, Irene Stegun,
   Handbook of Mathematical Functions,
   National Bureau of Standards, 1964,
   ISBN: 0-486-61272-4,
   LC: QA47.A34.
2. Larry Andrews,
   Special Functions of Mathematics for Engineers,
   Second Edition,
   Oxford University Press, 1998,
   ISBN: 0819426164,
   LC: QA351.A75.
3. Daniel Zwillinger, editor,
   CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae,
   30th Edition,
   CRC Press, 1996.

Source Code:

• lobatto_polynomial.cpp, the source code.
• lobatto_polynomial.hpp, the include file.

Examples and Tests:

• lobatto_polynomial_test.cpp, a sample calling program.
• lobatto_polynomial_test.txt, the output file.

The example program creates data files that can be used by GNUPLOT to create plots.

• test_value_commands.txt
• test_value_data.txt
• test_value.png
• test_derivative_commands.txt
• test_derivative_data.txt
• test_derivative.png

List of Routines:

• LOBATTO_POLYNOMIAL_DERIVATIVE: derivative of completed Lobatto polynomial.
• LOBATTO_POLYNOMIAL_DERIVATIVES: derivatives of completed Lobatto polynomials.
• LOBATTO_POLYNOMIAL_PLOT plots one or more completed Lobatto polynomials.
• LOBATTO_POLYNOMIAL_VALUE evaluates the completed Lobatto polynomials Lo(n,x).
• LOBATTO_POLYNOMIAL_VALUES: values of the completed Lobatto polynomials.
• R8VEC_LINSPACE creates a vector of linearly spaced values.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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