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nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc)

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    1  Purpose
    7  Accuracy
    10  Example

1  Purpose

nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc) evaluates the two-dimensional interpolating function generated by nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc) and its first partial derivatives.

2  Specification

#include <nag.h>
#include <nage01.h>
void  nag_2d_shep_eval (Integer m, const double x[], const double y[], const double f[], const Integer iq[], const double rq[], Integer n, const double u[], const double v[], double q[], double qx[], double qy[], NagError *fail)

3  Description

nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc) takes as input the interpolant Qx,y of a set of scattered data points xr,yr,fr, for r=1,2,,m, as computed by nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc), and evaluates the interpolant and its first partial derivatives at the set of points ui,vi, for i=1,2,,n.
nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc) must only be called after a call to nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc).
This function is derived from the function QS2GRD described by Renka (1988).

4  References

Renka R J (1988) Algorithm 660: QSHEP2D: Quadratic Shepard method for bivariate interpolation of scattered data ACM Trans. Math. Software 14 149–150

5  Arguments

1:     mIntegerInput
2:     x[m]const doubleInput
3:     y[m]const doubleInput
4:     f[m]const doubleInput
On entry: m, x, y and f must be the same values as were supplied in the preceding call to nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc).
5:     iq[2×m+1]const IntegerInput
On entry: must be unchanged from the value returned from a previous call to nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc).
6:     rq[6×m+5]const doubleInput
On entry: must be unchanged from the value returned from a previous call to nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc).
7:     nIntegerInput
On entry: n, the number of evaluation points.
Constraint: n1.
8:     u[n]const doubleInput
9:     v[n]const doubleInput
On entry: the evaluation points ui,vi, for i=1,2,,n.
10:   q[n]doubleOutput
On exit: the values of the interpolant at ui,vi, for i=1,2,,n. If any of these evaluation points lie outside the region of definition of the interpolant the corresponding entries in q are set to the largest machine representable number (see nag_real_largest_number (X02ALC)), and nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc) returns with fail.code= NE_BAD_INTERPOLANT.
11:   qx[n]doubleOutput
12:   qy[n]doubleOutput
On exit: the values of the partial derivatives of the interpolant Qx,y at ui,vi, for i=1,2,,n. If any of these evaluation points lie outside the region of definition of the interpolant, the corresponding entries in qx and qy are set to the largest machine representable number (see nag_real_largest_number (X02ALC)), and nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc) returns with fail.code= NE_BAD_INTERPOLANT.
13:   failNagError *Input/Output
The NAG error argument (see Section 3.6 in the Essential Introduction).

6  Error Indicators and Warnings

NE_BAD_INTERPOLANT
On entry, at least one evaluation point lies outside the region of definition of the interpolant. At all such points the corresponding values in q, qx and qy have been set to nag_real_largest_number=value.
NE_BAD_PARAM
On entry, argument value had an illegal value.
NE_INT
On entry, m=value.
Constraint: m6.
On entry, n=value.
Constraint: n1.
NE_INTERNAL_ERROR
An internal error has occurred in this function. Check the function call and any array sizes. If the call is correct then please contact NAG for assistance.
NE_INVALID_ARRAY
On entry, values in iq appear to be invalid. Check that iq has not been corrupted between calls to nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc) and nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc).
On entry, values in rq appear to be invalid. Check that rq has not been corrupted between calls to nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc) and nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc).

7  Accuracy

Computational errors should be negligible in most practical situations.

8  Parallelism and Performance

nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc) is threaded by NAG for parallel execution in multithreaded implementations of the NAG Library.
Please consult the Users' Note for your implementation for any additional implementation-specific information.

9  Further Comments

The time taken for a call to nag_2d_shep_eval (e01shc) will depend in general on the distribution of the data points. If x and y are approximately uniformly distributed, then the time taken should be only On. At worst Omn time will be required.

10  Example

See Section 10 in nag_2d_shep_interp (e01sgc).

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