alloc

<code>alloc</code> is an internal auxiliary function that creates an object
 of the size of the input with the goal of allocating new memory for use
 in the C functions used by the package.

Distributes Gaussian process calculations across nodes
in a distributed memory setting, using Rmpi. The bigGP class
provides high-level methods for maximum likelihood with normal data,
prediction, calculation of uncertainty (i.e., posterior covariance
calculations), and simulation of realizations. In addition, bigGP
provides an API for basic matrix calculations with distributed
covariance matrices, including Cholesky decomposition, back/forwardsolve,
crossproduct, and matrix multiplication.

Christopher Paciorek

bigGP

Distributed Gaussian Process Calculations

Benjamin Lipshitz

 Prabhat

Cari Kaufman

Tina Zhuo

Rollin Thomas

alloc function

<dl> <dt>input</dt>
<dd>an object name, given as a character string, giving the
 name of the object whose size is to be mimiced in creating the
 output, or the length of the output vector to be created.</dd> <dt>inputPos</dt>
<dd>where to look for the input, given as a character
 string (unlike <code>get</code>). This can indicate an environment, a
 list, or a ReferenceClassobject.</dd></dl>

Arguments

Create Object with its Own Memory — alloc

<dl>

 <dt>input</dt>
<dd>an object name, given as a character string, giving the
 name of the object whose size is to be mimiced in creating the
 output, or the length of the output vector to be created.</dd>

 <dt>inputPos</dt>
<dd>where to look for the input, given as a character
 string (unlike <code>get</code>). This can indicate an environment, a
 list, or a ReferenceClassobject.</dd>

</dl>

alloc: Create Object with its Own Memory

Description

Usage

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Arguments