Re: Composition of Expansions
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- Subject: [mg55014] Re: Composition of Expansions
- From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 06:34:40 -0500 (EST)
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Scott Guthery wrote:
> Bf[f_] := Sum[f[i/100]B[i,100,x],{i,0,100}]
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> gives the Bernstein expansion of f.
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> Df[f_] := 1-Bf[f]
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> is a function of interest. I want to work with
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> Df[Df[Df[...[Df[g]]...]]] for some g[x_] := ...
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> i.e Bernstein expansions of Bernstein expansions.
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> As a simple example, suppose g[x_] := x^2 and try
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> Plot[Composition[Df, Df[g]], {x, 0, 1}]
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> Composition[Df, Df[g]] does not compute.
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> Thanks for any insight.
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> Cheers, Scott
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> <https://mail2.mobile-mind.com/exchange/sguthery/Drafts/RE:%20%20New%20in%205.1.1_x003F_.EML/#>
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Hi,
Composition is an operation that takes two functions and returns a function:
h = Composition[f, g]
Composition[f, g]
h[x]
f[g[x]]
However, for repeated application of the same function, it is easier to
use Nest:
Nest[f, x, 6]
f[f[f[f[f[f[x]]]]]]
Regards,
David Bailey
dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk