Provided by: pdl_2.081-1_amd64 
NAME
PDL::Math - extended mathematical operations and special functions
SYNOPSIS
use PDL::Math;
use PDL::Graphics::TriD;
imag3d [SURF2D,bessj0(rvals(zeroes(50,50))/2)];
DESCRIPTION
This module extends PDL with more advanced mathematical functions than provided by
standard Perl.
All the functions have one input pdl, and one output, unless otherwise stated.
Many of the functions are linked from the system maths library or the Cephes maths library
(determined when PDL is compiled); a few are implemented entirely in PDL.
FUNCTIONS
acos
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The usual trigonometric function.
Works inplace.
acos processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
asin
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The usual trigonometric function.
Works inplace.
asin processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
atan
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The usual trigonometric function.
Works inplace.
atan processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
cosh
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The standard hyperbolic function.
Works inplace.
cosh processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
sinh
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The standard hyperbolic function.
Works inplace.
sinh processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
tan
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The usual trigonometric function.
Works inplace.
tan processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
tanh
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The standard hyperbolic function.
Works inplace.
tanh processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
ceil
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
Round to integer values in floating-point format. Works inplace.
ceil processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
floor
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
Round to integer values in floating-point format. Works inplace.
floor processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
rint
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
Round to integer values in floating-point format.
rint uses the 'round half to even' rounding method (also known as banker's rounding).
Half-integers are rounded to the nearest even number. This avoids a slight statistical
bias inherent in always rounding half-integers up or away from zero.
If you are looking to round half-integers up (regardless of sign), try "floor($x+0.5)".
If you want to round half-integers away from zero, try "ceil(abs($x)+0.5)*($x<=>0)". Works
inplace.
rint processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
pow
Signature: (a(); b(); [o]c())
Synonym for `**'. Works inplace.
pow processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
acosh
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The standard hyperbolic function.
Works inplace.
acosh processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
asinh
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The standard hyperbolic function.
Works inplace.
asinh processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
atanh
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The standard hyperbolic function.
Works inplace.
atanh processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
erf
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The error function. Works inplace.
erf processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
erfc
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The complement of the error function. Works inplace.
erfc processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
bessj0
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The regular Bessel function of the first kind, J_n Works inplace.
bessj0 processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
bessj1
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The regular Bessel function of the first kind, J_n Works inplace.
bessj1 processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
bessy0
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The regular Bessel function of the second kind, Y_n. Works inplace.
bessy0 processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
bessy1
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The regular Bessel function of the second kind, Y_n. Works inplace.
bessy1 processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
bessjn
Signature: (a(); int n(); [o]b())
The regular Bessel function of the first kind, J_n . This takes a second int argument
which gives the order of the function required.
Works inplace.
bessjn processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
bessyn
Signature: (a(); int n(); [o]b())
The regular Bessel function of the first kind, Y_n . This takes a second int argument
which gives the order of the function required.
Works inplace.
bessyn processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
lgamma
Signature: (a(); [o]b(); int[o]s())
log gamma function
This returns 2 ndarrays -- the first set gives the log(gamma) values, while the second
set, of integer values, gives the sign of the gamma function. This is useful for
determining factorials, amongst other things.
lgamma processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
isfinite
Signature: (a(); int [o]mask())
Sets $mask true if $a is not a "NaN" or "inf" (either positive or negative). Works
inplace.
Bad values are treated as "NaN" or "inf".
erfi
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The inverse of the error function. Works inplace.
erfi processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
ndtri
Signature: (a(); [o]b())
The value for which the area under the Gaussian probability density function (integrated
from minus infinity) is equal to the argument (cf "erfi"). Works inplace.
ndtri processes bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output ndarrays if the
flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
polyroots
Signature: (cr(n); ci(n); [o]rr(m); [o]ri(m))
Complex roots of a complex polynomial, given coefficients in order of decreasing powers.
($rr, $ri) = polyroots($cr, $ci);
polyroots does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output
ndarrays if the flag is set for any of the input ndarrays.
BUGS
Hasn't been tested on all platforms to ensure Cephes versions are picked up automatically
and used correctly.
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) R.J.R. Williams 1997 (rjrw@ast.leeds.ac.uk), Karl Glazebrook
(kgb@aaoepp.aao.gov.au) and Tuomas J. Lukka (Tuomas.Lukka@helsinki.fi). Portions (C)
Craig DeForest 2002 (deforest@boulder.swri.edu).
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