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solve_VIE_1

Solve a Volterra integral equation of the first kind.

Finds \(y(t)\) satisfying

\[g(t) = \int_0^t K(t-s)\,y(s)\,ds\]

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
kernel_values array_like of shape (N,) or (N, d, d)

Values of \(K(s)\) at times \(s = 0, h, 2h, \ldots, (N-1)h\), where \(h\) is time_step. Pass a 1-D array for scalar equations or a 3-D array of shape (N, d, d) for \(d\)-dimensional vector equations.

required
g_values array_like of shape (N,) or (N, d) or (N, d, m)

Right-hand side \(g(t)\) sampled at the same times as kernel_values. For matrix-valued equations pass shape (N, d, m) to solve \(m\) right-hand sides simultaneously. Defaults to zero.

None
soln_init_value float or array_like of shape (d,) or (d, m)

Initial value \(y(0)\) imposed when force_continuous=True. Has no effect when force_continuous=False (default). Required when force_continuous=True.

None
time_step float

Spacing \(h\) between consecutive sample times. Must be positive. Default is 1.0.

1.0
coll_divs int

Number of collocation sub-intervals per mesh interval. Must be a positive integer. Default is 3.

3
coll_choices list of int

Indices selecting the collocation nodes within each sub-interval. Each entry \(k\) corresponds to the node \(k / c\) where \(c\) = coll_divs, placed in \((0, 1]\); zero is excluded. Entries must be distinct integers in \(\{1, \ldots, \text{coll\_divs}\}\). Default is [1, 2, 3].

[1, 2, 3]
return_polys bool

If True, also return the piecewise polynomial solution. Default is False.

False
force_continuous bool

If True, enforce continuity of the piecewise polynomial solution across mesh-interval boundaries, using soln_init_value as the starting condition. The default discontinuous method is generally more accurate for the same number of collocation nodes. Default is False.

False
show_warnings bool

If True (default), print a warning when kernel_values is truncated, when soln_init_value has no effect, or when the Numba fallback is used.

True

Returns:

Name Type Description
soln_values ndarray of shape (N,) or (N, d) or (N, d, m)

Solution values \(y(t)\) at the same times as the input arrays. Returned when return_polys=False (default).

(soln_values, polys) : tuple

Returned when return_polys=True. soln_values is as above. For scalar equations, polys is a list of numpy.polynomial.Polynomial objects, one per mesh interval, each mapping \(t\) to the polynomial approximation of \(y(t)\) on that interval. For vector equations, each element of polys is an object array of shape (d,) (or (d, m) for matrix equations) containing one polynomial per component.

Notes

The length \(N\) of the input arrays must satisfy \(N \equiv 1 \pmod{\text{coll\_divs}^2}\). If a longer array is supplied it is truncated to the largest conforming length and a warning is printed (unless show_warnings=False).

Zero is excluded from coll_choices because the VIE-1 collocation scheme does not place nodes at \(t = 0\); doing so would require evaluating the equation at \(t = 0\) where both sides are zero by definition, giving no information about \(y(0)\).

The solver dispatches at runtime to a D-extension routine specialised for the given collocation setting. For scalar equations, settings not compiled into the extension fall back to a Numba-JIT implementation (requires the numba optional dependency); a warning is printed when the fallback is used. For vector equations only the compiled settings are supported.

References

.. [1] Brunner, H. Collocation Methods for Volterra Integral and Related Functional Differential Equations. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Sections 2.4.1, 2.4.3, and 2.4.5.

Source code in src/volterra_equation_solvers/solvers.py
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def solve_VIE_1(*, kernel_values, g_values=None, soln_init_value=None, time_step=1.0, coll_divs=3,
                coll_choices=[1,2,3], return_polys=False, force_continuous=False, show_warnings=True):
    r'''
    Solve a Volterra integral equation of the first kind.

    Finds $y(t)$ satisfying

    $$g(t) = \int_0^t K(t-s)\,y(s)\,ds$$

    Parameters
    ----------
    kernel_values : array_like of shape (N,) or (N, d, d)
        Values of $K(s)$ at times $s = 0, h, 2h, \ldots, (N-1)h$, where $h$
        is ``time_step``. Pass a 1-D array for scalar equations or a 3-D array
        of shape ``(N, d, d)`` for $d$-dimensional vector equations.
    g_values : array_like of shape (N,) or (N, d) or (N, d, m), optional
        Right-hand side $g(t)$ sampled at the same times as ``kernel_values``.
        For matrix-valued equations pass shape ``(N, d, m)`` to solve $m$
        right-hand sides simultaneously. Defaults to zero.
    soln_init_value : float or array_like of shape (d,) or (d, m), optional
        Initial value $y(0)$ imposed when ``force_continuous=True``. Has no
        effect when ``force_continuous=False`` (default). Required when
        ``force_continuous=True``.
    time_step : float, optional
        Spacing $h$ between consecutive sample times. Must be positive.
        Default is 1.0.
    coll_divs : int, optional
        Number of collocation sub-intervals per mesh interval. Must be a
        positive integer. Default is 3.
    coll_choices : list of int, optional
        Indices selecting the collocation nodes within each sub-interval.
        Each entry $k$ corresponds to the node $k / c$ where $c$ =
        ``coll_divs``, placed in $(0, 1]$; zero is excluded. Entries must be
        distinct integers in $\{1, \ldots, \text{coll\_divs}\}$.
        Default is ``[1, 2, 3]``.
    return_polys : bool, optional
        If ``True``, also return the piecewise polynomial solution.
        Default is ``False``.
    force_continuous : bool, optional
        If ``True``, enforce continuity of the piecewise polynomial solution
        across mesh-interval boundaries, using ``soln_init_value`` as the
        starting condition. The default discontinuous method is generally more
        accurate for the same number of collocation nodes. Default is
        ``False``.
    show_warnings : bool, optional
        If ``True`` (default), print a warning when ``kernel_values`` is
        truncated, when ``soln_init_value`` has no effect, or when the Numba
        fallback is used.

    Returns
    -------
    soln_values : ndarray of shape (N,) or (N, d) or (N, d, m)
        Solution values $y(t)$ at the same times as the input arrays.
        Returned when ``return_polys=False`` (default).
    (soln_values, polys) : tuple
        Returned when ``return_polys=True``. ``soln_values`` is as above.
        For scalar equations, ``polys`` is a list of
        `numpy.polynomial.Polynomial` objects, one per mesh interval, each
        mapping $t$ to the polynomial approximation of $y(t)$ on that
        interval. For vector equations, each element of ``polys`` is an object
        array of shape ``(d,)`` (or ``(d, m)`` for matrix equations) containing
        one polynomial per component.

    Notes
    -----
    The length $N$ of the input arrays must satisfy
    $N \equiv 1 \pmod{\text{coll\_divs}^2}$. If a longer array is supplied it
    is truncated to the largest conforming length and a warning is printed
    (unless ``show_warnings=False``).

    Zero is excluded from ``coll_choices`` because the VIE-1 collocation
    scheme does not place nodes at $t = 0$; doing so would require evaluating
    the equation at $t = 0$ where both sides are zero by definition, giving no
    information about $y(0)$.

    The solver dispatches at runtime to a D-extension routine specialised for
    the given collocation setting. For scalar equations, settings not compiled
    into the extension fall back to a Numba-JIT implementation (requires the
    ``numba`` optional dependency); a warning is printed when the fallback is
    used. For vector equations only the compiled settings are supported.

    References
    ----------
    .. [1] Brunner, H. *Collocation Methods for Volterra Integral and Related
       Functional Differential Equations.* Cambridge University Press, 2004.
       Sections 2.4.1, 2.4.3, and 2.4.5.
    '''
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ complex dispatch
    if _cplx.is_complex(kernel_values, g_values, soln_init_value):
        K_arr = np.asarray(kernel_values)
        is_scalar = (K_arr.ndim == 1)
        d_orig = 0 if is_scalar else K_arr.shape[1]
        K_real = _cplx._block_kernel(K_arr)
        g_real = _cplx._expand_g(np.asarray(g_values)) if g_values is not None else None
        init_real = _cplx._expand_init(soln_init_value) if soln_init_value is not None else None
        result = solve_VIE_1(
            kernel_values=K_real, g_values=g_real, soln_init_value=init_real,
            time_step=time_step, coll_divs=coll_divs, coll_choices=coll_choices,
            return_polys=return_polys, force_continuous=force_continuous,
            show_warnings=show_warnings)
        if return_polys:
            soln_real, polys_real = result
            return (_cplx._recombine(soln_real, d_orig),
                    _cplx._recombine_polys(polys_real, d_orig))
        return _cplx._recombine(result, d_orig)

    kernel_values_ = np.asarray(kernel_values, dtype=float)
    ndim = kernel_values_.ndim

    if ndim not in (1, 3):
        raise ValueError(
            f"kernel_values must be 1-D (scalar) or 3-D (N, d, d), got shape {kernel_values_.shape}")

    N_orig = len(kernel_values_)
    N, kernel_values_ = _truncate_N(kernel_values_, coll_divs, show_warnings)

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ vector path
    if ndim == 3:
        _, d1, d2 = kernel_values_.shape
        if d1 != d2:
            raise ValueError(f"kernel_values must have shape (N, d, d), got {kernel_values_.shape}")
        d = d1

        if g_values is not None:
            g_values_ = np.asarray(g_values, dtype=float)
            if g_values_.ndim == 3:  # matrix case: shape (N, d, m_cols)
                m_cols = g_values_.shape[2]
                if g_values_.shape[1] != d:
                    raise ValueError(
                        f"g_values shape {g_values_.shape} incompatible with kernel_values shape {kernel_values_.shape}")
                if soln_init_value is not None:
                    init_cols = np.asarray(soln_init_value, dtype=float)
                    if init_cols.shape != (d, m_cols):
                        raise ValueError(
                            f"soln_init_value must have shape ({d}, {m_cols}) for matrix-valued g_values")
                else:
                    init_cols = np.zeros((d, m_cols))
                g_cols = g_values_[:N]
                def _col_vie1(j):
                    return solve_VIE_1(kernel_values=kernel_values_,
                                       g_values=g_cols[:, :, j],
                                       soln_init_value=init_cols[:, j],
                                       time_step=time_step, coll_divs=coll_divs,
                                       coll_choices=coll_choices,
                                       return_polys=return_polys,
                                       force_continuous=force_continuous,
                                       show_warnings=show_warnings)
                with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=m_cols) as ex:
                    results = list(ex.map(_col_vie1, range(m_cols)))
                if return_polys:
                    col_solns = [r[0] for r in results]
                    col_polys = [r[1] for r in results]
                    soln = np.stack(col_solns, axis=2)
                    mesh_divs = len(col_polys[0])
                    mat_polys = []
                    for n in range(mesh_divs):
                        arr = np.empty((d, m_cols), dtype=object)
                        for j in range(m_cols):
                            arr[:, j] = col_polys[j][n]
                        mat_polys.append(arr)
                    return (soln, mat_polys)
                return np.stack(results, axis=2)
            else:
                if g_values_.shape != (N_orig, d):
                    raise ValueError(
                        f"g_values shape {g_values_.shape} incompatible with kernel_values shape {kernel_values_.shape}")
                g_values_ = g_values_[:N]
        else:
            g_values_ = np.zeros((N, d), dtype=float)

        assert time_step > 0.0, "time_step must be positive"

        if soln_init_value is not None:
            if (not force_continuous) and show_warnings:
                print("warning: setting soln_init_value has no effect when force_continuous=False.")
            soln_init_value_ = np.asarray(soln_init_value, dtype=float)
            if soln_init_value_.shape != (d,):
                raise ValueError(
                    f"soln_init_value must have shape ({d},) for d={d}")
        else:
            assert not force_continuous, "must specify soln_init_value for continuous solutions"
            soln_init_value_ = np.zeros(d)

        assert 0 not in coll_choices, "zero cannot be a collocation parameter"
        assert coll_divs > 0, "coll_divs must be a positive integer"
        assert all(isinstance(c, int) for c in coll_choices), "coll_choices must be a list of integers"
        assert all(coll_choices.count(c) <= 1 for c in coll_choices), "coll_choices must be distinct"
        for choice in coll_choices:
            assert 1 <= choice <= coll_divs, "coll_choices must contain only integers from 1 to coll_divs"
        coll_choices = sorted(coll_choices)

        if (coll_divs, tuple(coll_choices)) in _VIE1_NONCONVERGENT:
            raise ValueError(
                f"Collocation setting (coll_divs={coll_divs}, coll_choices={coll_choices}) "
                f"does not produce a convergent VIE-1 solver and is not supported. "
                f"Use a setting from fast_coll_settings_VIE_1.")
        if (coll_divs, coll_choices) not in _fast_settings_VIE_1:
            raise RuntimeError(
                f"Collocation setting (coll_divs={coll_divs}, coll_choices={coll_choices}) "
                f"not supported by D extension.")

        # kernel must be C-contiguous (N, d, d) and g (N, d)
        k_c = np.ascontiguousarray(kernel_values_, dtype=np.float64)
        g_c = np.ascontiguousarray(g_values_, dtype=np.float64)
        N_used = len(k_c)
        mesh_divs = (N_used - 1) // coll_divs**2
        soln_vals, poly_coefs = _dlang_module.solve_vie1_vec_d(
            g_c, k_c, soln_init_value_, time_step,
            coll_divs, coll_choices, return_polys, force_continuous)
        if return_polys:
            return (soln_vals, _build_vec_polys(poly_coefs, mesh_divs, coll_divs, time_step))
        return soln_vals

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ scalar path
    assert len(kernel_values_.shape) == 1, "kernel_values must be a 1-dim array"

    if g_values is not None:
        g_values_ = np.asarray(g_values, dtype=float)
        assert len(g_values_.shape) == 1, "g_values must be a 1-dim array"
        assert len(g_values_) == N_orig, "kernel_values and g_values must have the same length"
        g_values_ = g_values_[:N]
    else:
        g_values_ = np.zeros(N)

    assert time_step > 0.0, "time_step must be positive"

    if soln_init_value is None:
        assert not force_continuous, \
            "must specify an initial value for continuous solutions"
        # We still need a value to pass into the JIT version. It shouldn't be used!
        soln_init_value_ = 0.0
    else:
        if (not force_continuous) and show_warnings:
            print("warning: setting soln_init_value has no effect, since "
                  "force_continuous is set to false.")
            soln_init_value_ = 0.0
        else:
            soln_init_value_ = float(soln_init_value)

    assert 0 not in coll_choices, "zero cannot be a collocation parameter"
    assert coll_divs > 0, "coll_divs must be a positive integer"
    assert all([isinstance(choice, int) for choice in coll_choices]), \
        "coll_choices must be a list of integers"
    assert all([coll_choices.count(c) <= 1 for c in coll_choices]), \
        "all integers in coll_choices must be distinct"
    for choice in coll_choices:
        assert 1 <= choice <= coll_divs, \
            "coll_choices must contain only integers from 1 to coll_divs"
    coll_choices = sorted(coll_choices)
    if (coll_divs, tuple(coll_choices)) in _VIE1_NONCONVERGENT:
        raise ValueError(
            f"Collocation setting (coll_divs={coll_divs}, coll_choices={coll_choices}) "
            f"does not produce a convergent VIE-1 solver and is not supported. "
            f"Use a setting from fast_coll_settings_VIE_1.")
    if (coll_divs, coll_choices) in _fast_settings_VIE_1:
        soln_vals, poly_coefs = _dlang_module.solve_vie1_d(
            g_values_, kernel_values_, soln_init_value_, time_step,
            coll_divs, coll_choices, return_polys, force_continuous)
    elif _numba_available:
        if show_warnings:
            print("warning: falling back to slower python/numba code")
        soln_vals, poly_coefs = _numba_solvers.solve_VIE_1_jit(
            g_values_, kernel_values_, soln_init_value_, time_step,
            coll_divs, coll_choices, return_polys, force_continuous)
    else:
        raise NotImplementedError(
            f"Collocation setting (coll_divs={coll_divs}, coll_choices={coll_choices}) is not "
            f"supported by the D extension. Install numba to enable the fallback solver, or "
            f"use a supported setting (see fast_coll_settings_VIE_1)."
        )

    if return_polys:
        polys = []
        for i, coefs in enumerate(poly_coefs):
            domain = (i * coll_divs**2 * time_step, (i+1) * coll_divs**2 * time_step)
            poly = np.polynomial.Polynomial(coefs, domain=domain, window=(0.0, 1.0), symbol='t')
            poly = poly.convert(domain=domain, window=domain)
            polys.append(poly.trim())
        return (soln_vals, polys)
    else:
        return soln_vals