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igam

Context: py.sherpa

Synopsis

Calculate the incomplete Gamma function (lower)

Syntax

igam(a,x)

Description

Calculate the CEPHES function, igam, in the range [a > 0; x > 0]. The function is defined by

igam(a,x) = 1/sqrt(a) Int_(0)^(x) e^(-t) t^(a-1) dt

In this implementation, both arguments must be positive. The integral is evaluated by either a power series or continued fraction expansion, depending on the relative values of a and x. Arguments can be in scalar or array form.

Relative error:

arithmetic domain # trials peak rms
IEEE 0,30 200000 3.6e-14 2.9e-15
IEEE 0,100 300000 9.9e-14 1.5e-14

Reference

Cephes Math Library Release 2.0: April, 1987. Copyright 1985, 1987 by Stephen L. Moshier. Direct inquiries to 30 Frost Street, Cambridge, MA 02140.

Example 1

sherpa> igam(1,2)

Calculate the igam of a=1, x=2 .

Example 2

sherpa> igam([1,2],[2,3])

Calculate the igam of a=[1,2], x=[2,3] .

Bugs

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Last modified: April 2009



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