source: anuga_work/development/sudi/sw_1d/periodic_waves/cg/bisect.py @ 7837

Last change on this file since 7837 was 7837, checked in by mungkasi, 14 years ago

Again, adding some codes for 1d problems on debris avalanche and periodic waves.

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1## module bisect
2''' root = bisect(f,x1,x2,switch=0,tol=1.0e-9).
3    Finds a root of f(x) = 0 by bisection.
4    The root must be bracketed in (x1,x2).
5    Setting switch = 1 returns root = None if
6    f(x) increases as a result of a bisection.
7'''   
8from math import log,ceil
9import error
10
11def bisect(f,x1,x2,switch=0,epsilon=1.0e-15):#9):
12    f1 = f(x1)
13    if f1 == 0.0: return x1
14    f2 = f(x2)
15    if f2 == 0.0: return x2
16    if f1*f2 > 0.0: error.err('Root is not bracketed')
17    n = ceil(log(abs(x2 - x1)/epsilon)/log(2.0))
18    for i in range(n):
19        x3 = 0.5*(x1 + x2); f3 = f(x3)
20        if (switch == 1) and (abs(f3) >abs(f1)) \
21                         and (abs(f3) > abs(f2)):
22            return None   
23        if f3 == 0.0: return x3
24        if f2*f3 < 0.0:
25            x1 = x3; f1 = f3
26        else:
27            x2 = x3; f2 = f3
28    return (x1 + x2)/2.0
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