Hermite

java.lang.Object

org.opensourcephysics.numerics.specialfunctions.Hermite

public class Hermite extends Object

Calculates Hermite polynomials.

Version:: 1.0
Author:: W. Christian

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static double

evaluate(int n, double x)

Evaluates the n-th Hermite polynomial at x.

static Polynomial

getPolynomial(int n)

Gets the n-th Hermite polynomial.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details
- getPolynomial
  
  public static Polynomial getPolynomial(int n)
  
  Gets the n-th Hermite polynomial. If it has already been calculated it just returns it from the list. If we have not calculated it uses the recursion relationship to construct the polynomial based on the prior polynomials.
  
  Parameters:
  
  n - degree of polynomial
- evaluate
  
  public static double evaluate(int n, double x)
  
  Evaluates the n-th Hermite polynomial at x.
  
  Returns:
  
  the value of the function