Re: defining a function of functions
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg110479] Re: defining a function of functions
- From: Peter Breitfeld <phbrf at t-online.de>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:45:59 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <hviav7$hbl$1@smc.vnet.net>
J Davis wrote:
> I want to define an inner product function such as
>
> (here mylist is a specified list and L is a specified constant)
>
> innerprod[f_, g_] = Sum[f[k]Conjugate[g[k]]Part[mylist,k],{k,1,L}]
>
> This works fine but now I need to apply it in a situation where f is a
> function of 2 variables while g is a function of only one variable,
> i.e. I want to compute something like the inner product of f[2,n] and
> g[n].
>
> Of course, I want the ability to freely vary the first input of f.
>
> I have accomplish this before rather easily but I'm presently drawing
> a blank.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Best,
> JD
>
I don't know the form of your lists, but using
ip[par_]:=innerprod[f[par,#]&, g]
should work.
--
_________________________________________________________________
Peter Breitfeld, Bad Saulgau, Germany -- http://www.pBreitfeld.de