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Re: Nintegration - numerical integration converges too slow

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  • Subject: [mg38152] Re: Nintegration - numerical integration converges too slow
  • From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 03:23:08 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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Hi,

nobody can this, if you don't include the integrand.

Regards
  Jens

"Fitchard, Ann (PSAF)" wrote:
> 
> I am a new Mathematica user with a numerical integration problem.  My 2D
> Nintegration gives the warning "slwcon" (numerical integration converges
> too slow).  I am integrating over a thin strip through a 2D
> Interpolating Function.  The Interpolating function is zero for most
> values.  All stips pass through some non-zero region.  When the strip is
> mostly in the non-zero region there is no problem.  Howvever, when the
> strip passes through only a small part of the non-zero region, the
> warning occurs and the integration is slow.  The integration parameters
> I have so far found to work best are: WorkingPrecision -> 9,
> AccuracyGoal ->Infinity, Precision Goal -> 2, Method -> Gausskronron.
> If I increase the PrecisionGoal both the number of warnings and the time
> increase.
> 
> Can you suggest a better set of parameters.  Thank you in advance.
> 
> Ann Fitchard



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