polynomial_conversion, a MATLAB code which converts representations of a polynomial between monomial, Bernstein, Chebyshev, Gegenbauer, Hermite, Laguerre and Legendre forms.
The monomial or power sum representation of a polynomial of degree n involves a vector a of coefficients, and has the form:
p(x) = a(0) + a(1) * x + a(2) * x^2 + ... + a(n) * x^n
A Chebyshev representation, for instance, will use a different
vector c of coefficients, and Chebyshev basis functions T(x) so that
p(x) = c(0) T0(x) + c(1) * T1(x) + c(2) * T2(x) + ... + c(n) * Tn(x)
It is the task of this software to take the coefficients for one representation, and determine the corresponding coefficients in another specified representation.
The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.
polynomial_conversion is available in a C version and a C++ version and a Fortran77 version and a Fortran90 version and a MATLAB version and a Octave version and a Python version.
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