Numerical Convolution Problem, different results by Mathematica V3 and V5.0
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- Subject: [mg73436] Numerical Convolution Problem, different results by Mathematica V3 and V5.0
- From: "Zhao, Liang" <ZhaoL at MedImmune.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:04:12 -0500 (EST)
- References: <64F125B1D61F974FA9CF8362865ACE7E0F52E3@MD1EV002.medimmune.com>
Hello,
I guess I am running into a numerical problem when I am trying to
perform Convolutions on InterpolatingFunctions .
Firstly, I get the "exact" answer by performing the convolution with
closed form functions and assign values to integral limits as shown as
follows.
test=DSolve[{x'[t]==y[t], y'[t]==x[t],x[0]==1,
y[0]==2}, {x[t], y[t]}, t]
ff1[t_]=test[[1]][[1]][[2]]
ff2[t_]=test[[1]][[2]][[2]]
convolve[f_,g_,t_]:=Integrate[f[u]*g[t-u],{u,0,t}]
ff3[t_]=convolve[ff1,ff2,t]
N[ff3[10]]
ff4[t_]=N[convolve[ff3,ff1,t]]
N[ff4[10]]
ff5[t_]:=convolve[ff4,ff3, t]
N[ff5[10]]
The above code gives:
495595.
3.5972 10^6
6.53123 10^7
However, when I calculate the same thing from the numerical route, it
gives different result.
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test = NDSolve[{x'[t] == y[t],
y'[t] == x[t], x[0] == 1, y[0] == 2}, {x[t], y[t]},
{t, 0, 10}];
f1[t_] = test[[1]][[1]][[2]];
f2[t_] = test[[1]][[2]][[2]];
convolve[f_, g_, t_?NumericQ] := N[NIntegrate[f[u]*g[t - u], {u, 0,
t}]];
f3[t_?NumericQ] := convolve[f1, f2, t];
f3[10]
f4[t_?NumericQ] := convolve[f3, f1, t];
f4[10]
f5[t_?NumericQ] := convolve[f4, f3, t];
f5[10]
It gives
495595.
4.79075 10^6
5.13256 10^17
Even more interestingly, when I sent the same code over to friend to run
it with Mathematica V3.0, the numerical solution rendered by the above
code is fine. I need your help to unpuzzle the myth!
Liang Zhao