d01tbc returns the weights and abscissae for use in the Gaussian quadrature of a function
. The quadrature takes the form
where
are the weights and
are the abscissae (see
Davis and Rabinowitz (1975),
Fröberg (1970),
Ralston (1965) or
Stroud and Secrest (1966)).
Weights and abscissae are available for Gauss–Legendre, rational Gauss, Gauss–Laguerre and Gauss–Hermite quadrature, and for a selection of values of
(see
Section 5).
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(a)Gauss–Legendre Quadrature:
where and are finite and it will be exact for any function of the form
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(b)Rational Gauss quadrature, adjusted weights:
and will be exact for any function of the form
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(c)Gauss–Laguerre quadrature, adjusted weights:
and will be exact for any function of the form
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(d)Gauss–Hermite quadrature, adjusted weights:
and will be exact for any function of the form
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(e)Gauss–Laguerre quadrature, normal weights:
and will be exact for any function of the form
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(f)Gauss–Hermite quadrature, normal weights:
and will be exact for any function of the form
Note: the Gauss–Legendre abscissae, with
,
, are the zeros of the Legendre polynomials; the Gauss–Laguerre abscissae, with
,
, are the zeros of the Laguerre polynomials; and the Gauss–Hermite abscissae, with
,
, are the zeros of the Hermite polynomials.
The weights and abscissae are stored for standard values of
a and
b to full machine accuracy.
Timing is negligible.
This example returns the abscissae and (adjusted) weights for the six-point Gauss–Laguerre formula.