Re: Problems integrating InterpolatingFunction
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- Subject: [mg116065] Re: Problems integrating InterpolatingFunction
- From: Oliver Ruebenkoenig <ruebenko at googlemail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:50:39 -0500 (EST)
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- Reply-to: oliver.ruebenkoenig at web.de
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, Sergio Miguel Terrazas Porras wrote:
> Hello group,
>
> I use NDSolve for a nonlinear differential equation, and I get an InterpolatingFunction, as expected.
>
> I can plot it, evaluate it, etc.
>
> The problem I have is that now I need to integrate 1/(the square of the InterpolatingFunction), and I get nothing but the input back.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Sergio Terrazas
>
>
Sergio,
here is an example
s = NDSolve[{y'[x] == y[x] Cos[x + y[x]], y[0] == 1}, y, {x, 0, 30}]
Plot[Evaluate[y[x] /. s], {x, 0, 30}, PlotRange -> All]
if = Evaluate[y[x] /. s][[1]]
NIntegrate[if, {x, 0, 30}]
Hope this helps,
Oliver