quadrature_weights_vandermonde, a C code which illustrates a method for computing the weights of a quadrature rule, assuming that the points have been specified, by setting up a linear system involving the Vandermonde matrix.
We assume that the abscissas (quadrature points) have been chosen, that the interval [A,B] is known, and that the integrals of polynomials of degree 0 through N-1 can be computed. The examples here use a finite interval and a unit weight function, but the method can easily be extended to non-finite intervals and non-unit weight functions.
We assume that the quadrature formula approximates integrals of the form:
I(F) = Integral ( A <= X <= B ) F(X) dX
by specifying N points X and weights W such that
Q(F) = Sum ( 1 <= I <= N ) W(I) * F(X(I))
Now let us assume that the points X have been specified, but that the corresponding values W remain to be determined.
If we require that the quadrature rule with N points integrates the first N monomials exactly, then we have N conditions on the weights W.
The I-th condition, for the monomial X^(I-1), has the form:
W(1)*X(1)^(I-1) + W(2)*X(2)^(I-1)+...+W(N)*X(N)^(I-1) = (B^I-A^I)/I.
The corresponding matrix is known as the Vandermonde matrix. It is theoretically guaranteed to be nonsingular as long as the X's are distinct, but its condition number grows quickly with N. Therefore, this simple, direct approach is often abandoned when more accuracy or high order rules are needed.
The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license
quadrature_weights_vandermonde is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.
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