def dxsolve (   self,
  x,
  y,
  yp,
  ypp 
)

Definition at line 1549 of file C2Functions.py.

01549                                     :
01550         "find a very nearby zero of a function based on its derivatives"
01551         a=ypp/2 #second derivative is 2*a
01552         b=yp
01553         c=y
01554         
01555         disc=b*b-4*a*c
01556         if disc >= 0:
01557             if b>=0:
01558                 q=-0.5*(b+math.sqrt(disc))
01559             else:
01560                 q=-0.5*(b-math.sqrt(disc))
01561 
01562             if q*q > abs(a*c): delta=c/q    #since x1=q/a, x2=c/q, x1/x2=q^2/ac, this picks smaller step first
01563             else: delta=q/a
01564         else:
01565             raise C2Exception("Thought a root should be near x= %g, didn't find one" % x)
01566         
01567         return delta
01568     
    def value_with_derivatives(self, x):


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