Re: Random points in NIntegrate
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- Subject: [mg56447] Re: Random points in NIntegrate
- From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 01:32:46 -0400 (EDT)
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Ismail T. wrote: > Hi, > > I need to do the following. I am using mathematica to take a > multi-dimensional integral with NIntegrate and QuasiMonteCarlo method > is default for such cases. There are two things that I couldn't figure > out. First, I want to print the random points that the mathematica > chooses to take each data points. This is particularly important to > see whether mathematica is stuck only some parts of the region of > integration where it assumes that the biggest cntribution comes from. > > Secondly, how can I make mathematica to take sample (random) points > only in a specific part of the region of integration without applying > any particular cut to the limits of integration? > > Thanks a lot in advance, > > ismail > The easiest way to print out the random points chosen by NIntegrate is to write the integrand as a call to a function - say f[x,y,z] - which you define to print out (or otherwise record) its arguments and then evaluate and return the integrand at that point. I am not sure I understand your second question. David Bailey dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk