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asked 2020-05-01 22:57:17 +0200

polka125 gravatar image

When I try something like

integral_numerical(bessel_I(0, x), (x, 0, 1))

I get

TypeError: Cannot evaluate symbolic expression to a numeric value.

So my question is: how to integrate numerically special functions?

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answered 2020-05-02 17:43:01 +0200

Sébastien gravatar image

According to the documentation of integral_numerical, the correct syntax is:

sage: integral_numerical(bessel_I(0,x), 0, 1)
(1.0865210970235897, 1.206280738656573e-14)
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Thank you! This answers my question. I have to read the documentation more carefully

polka125 gravatar imagepolka125 ( 2020-05-02 18:30:23 +0200 )edit
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answered 2020-05-03 02:02:02 +0200

slelievre gravatar image

Using a lambda function also works:

sage: integral_numerical(lambda x: bessel_I(0, x), (0, 1))
(1.0865210970235897, 1.206280738656573e-14)

Besides numerical integration, lambda functions are often helpful for plotting.

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answered 2020-05-02 18:52:05 +0200

Juanjo gravatar image

In addition to integral_numerical, it is possible to use the nintegrate method:

sage: bessel_I(0,x).nintegrate(x, 0, 1)
(1.08652109702359, 1.206280738656574e-14, 21, 0)

The output provides the value of the integral, an error estimate, the times that the function is evaluated and an error code (0 means "no problem encountered"). Write

sage: sage.calculus.calculus.nintegral?

for more information.

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