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Re: 2D interpolation

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  • Subject: [mg72953] Re: 2D interpolation
  • From: Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au>
  • Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:58:34 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: The University of Western Australia
  • References: <ep7cv1$bl5$1@smc.vnet.net>

In article <ep7cv1$bl5$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
 "Jouvenot, Fabrice" <F.Jouvenot at liverpool.ac.uk> wrote:

> I try to have a 2 dimensional interpolation of points {x, y, f(x,y)}.
> After some try, I wrote these lines (as an exemple of what I want to do)
> that works :
> ________________________________________
> 
> data = {{1, 1, -10}, {1, 2, 2}, {1, 3, 3}, {1, 4, 4}, {1, 5, 5}, {2, 1,
> 2}, {2, 2, 4}, {2, 3, 6}, {2, 4, 8}, {2, 5, 10}, {3., 1, -9}, {3, 2, 6},
> {3, 3, 90}, {3, 4, 12}, {3, 5, 15}, {4, 1, 4}, {4, 2, 8}, {4, 3, 12},
> {4, 4, 16}, {4, 5, 20}, {5, 1, 5}, {5, 2, 10}, {5, 3, 15}, {5, 4, 20},
> {5, 5, 40.5}}; 
> 
> MatrixForm[data]
> 
> test[x_, y_] := Interpolation[data][x, y]; 
> 
> test[1.5, 1.5]
> 
> Plot[test[x, 1], {x, 1, 5}]; 
> 
> Plot[test[x, x], {x, 1, 5}]; 
> 
> Plot3D[test[x, y], {x, 1, 5}, {y, 1, 5}]; 
> 
> ________________________________________  
>  
> The problem is that when I want to use a point with a real x or y like
> {1.23, 1.1, -10}, nothing works anymore.

n dimensional interpolation using Interpolation requires that the 
coordinates lie on a structured tensor product grid. The point 
{1.23, 1.1, -10} is not on the grid formed by x, y = 1, 2, ..., 5, i.e,

  Outer[List, Range[5], Range[5]]

Have a look at the triangular interpolation functionality which is
included in the ExtendGraphics Packages available at

  http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/Books/3753/

Cheers,
Paul

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