pracma (version 1.4.5)

triquad: Gaussian Triangle Quadrature

Description

Numerically integrates a function over an arbitrary triangular domain by computing the Gauss nodes and weights.

Usage

triquad(f, x, y, n = 10, tol = 1e-10, ...)

Arguments

f

the integrand as function of two variables.

x

x-coordinates of the three vertices of the triangle.

y

y-coordinates of the three vertices of the triangle.

n

number of nodes.

tol

relative tolerance to be achieved.

...

additional parameters to be passed to the function.

Value

• The integral as a scalar.

Details

Computes the N^2 nodes and weights for a triangle with vertices given by 3x2 vector. The nodes are produced by collapsing the square to a triangle.

Then f will be applied to the nodes and the result multiplied left and right with the weights (i.e., Gaussian quadrature).

By default, the function applies Gaussian quadrature with number of nodes n=10,21,43,87,175 until the relative error is smaller than the tolerance.

References

Lyness, J. N., and R. Cools (1994). A Survey of Numerical Cubature over Triangles. Proceedings of the AMS Conference ``Mathematics of Computation 1943--1993'', Vancouver, CA.

See Also

quad2d, simpson2d

Examples

x <- c(-1, 1, 0); y <- c(0, 0, 1)
f1 <- function(x, y) x^2 + y^2
(I <- triquad(f1, x, y))                        # 0.3333333333333333

# split the unit square
x1 <- c(0, 1, 1); y1 <- c(0, 0, 1)
x2 <- c(0, 1, 0); y2 <- c(0, 1, 1)
f2 <- function(x, y) exp(x + y)
I <- triquad(f2, x1, y1) + triquad(f2, x2, y2)  # 2.952492442012557
quad2d(f2, 0, 1, 0, 1)                          # 2.952492442012561
simpson2d(f2, 0, 1, 0, 1)                       # 2.952492442134769
dblquad(f2,  0, 1, 0, 1)                        # 2.95249244201256