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- /* randist/laplace.c
- *
- * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
- * your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- */
-
- #include <config.h>
- #include <math.h>
- #include <gsl/gsl_rng.h>
- #include <gsl/gsl_randist.h>
-
- /* The two-sided exponential probability distribution is
-
- p(x) dx = (1/(2 a)) * exp(-|x/a|) dx
-
- for -infty < x < infty. It is also known as the Laplace distribution. */
-
- double
- gsl_ran_laplace (const gsl_rng * r, const double a)
- {
- double u;
- do
- {
- u = 2 * gsl_rng_uniform (r) - 1.0;
- }
- while (u == 0.0);
-
- if (u < 0)
- {
- return a * log (-u);
- }
- else
- {
- return -a * log (u);
- }
- }
-
- double
- gsl_ran_laplace_pdf (const double x, const double a)
- {
- double p = (1/(2*a)) * exp (-fabs (x)/a);
- return p;
- }
-
-