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Re: Fast alternative to Nest[.] or NestList[.]? (version 6.0)

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  • Subject: [mg81889] Re: Fast alternative to Nest[.] or NestList[.]? (version 6.0)
  • From: Mark Fisher <particlefilter at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 04:32:38 -0400 (EDT)
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On Oct 5, 5:07 am, kristoph <kristophs.p... at web.de> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have a timing issue considering the listing below. I'm applying a
> Nest function to simulate some data. So far it takes about 0.5 seconds
> for each simulation.I was wondering if there is a very fast
> alternative to the build-in function Nest or NestList.
>
> I would be very grateful for any comments or insights regarding
> cutting running time.
> Please do not be deterred from the program most of the parameters are
> just inputs for the simulation. At the end there is
> Timing[Nest[iterate, {5, 5}, periods]] which I need much faster than
> it is already.
>
> Thank you very much in advance,
> Kristoph
>
> (* this is input which is required for the simulation*)
> div=Table[RandomInteger[{10}],{i,1,10},{j,1,10}];
> inv=2;
> zus=Length[div];
> wert=Dimensions[div][[2]];
> periods = 500;
>
> (*some precalculations*)
> reldiv = Table[div[[i, k]]/Total[div[[i]]], {i, 1, Length[div]}, {k,
> 1, wert}];
> gop = Table[Mean[reldiv[[All, i]]], {i, 1, wert}];
> eq = Table[1/wert, {i, 1, wert}];
> lambda = Transpose[{gop, eq}];
> h = 81;
> g = 81;
> rho[h_, g_] := {{h/200, 0}, {0, g/200}};
> verm = {a, b};
> theta[a_, b_] =Simplify[Table[(lambda[[k, i]]*rho[h, g][[i,
> i]]*verm[[i]])/Sum[lambda[[k, j]]*rho[h, g][[j, j]]*verm[[j]] , {j, 1,
> inv}], {i, 1, inv}, {k, 1, wert}] ];
>
> preCalc[a_, b_] =
>   Inverse[IdentityMatrix[inv] - theta[a, b].lambda.rho[h, g]].theta[a,
>       b] // Simplify;
> iterate[{a_, b_}] :=
>   N[preCalc[a, b].div[[Ceiling[zus*RandomReal[]]]]];
> relverm[a_, b_] := (rho[h, g][[1, 1]] a)/Total[rho[h, g].{a, b}];
>
> (*this I need to be fast*)
> Timing[Nest[iterate, {5, 5}, periods]]

Hi,

This give me a factor of 20 speedup:

cf = Compile[{a, b}, preCalc[a, b] // Evaluate];

Timing[Nest[(cf @@ #).div[[Ceiling[zus*RandomReal[]]]] &, {5, 5},
  periods]]

--Mark



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