Re: Speeding up HermiteH[Range[0,p],x]
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- Subject: [mg72403] Re: Speeding up HermiteH[Range[0,p],x]
- From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:52:39 -0500 (EST)
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Hello, I think what you are asking is why, in expressions such as HermiteH[Range[0,p],x], Mathematica does not do what a mathematician might do, and calculate one value from the previous one using a recurrence relation. However, can you imagine the number of special cases of this sort that would have to be coded into Mathematica software to make this a reality! Also, at least for some functions, the repeated use of a recurrence relation might build up rounding errors if x is numeric. David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk