pm_mathGammaGil Module Reference

This module contains procedures and generic interfaces for the Lower and Upper Incomplete Gamma functions. More...

Data Types
interface	getGammaIncLowGil
	Generate and return the regularized Lower Incomplete Gamma function for the specified shape parameter ( \(\kappa\)) and upper limit of the integral x. More...
interface	getGammaIncUppGil
	Generate and return the regularized Upper Incomplete Gamma function for the specified shape parameter ( \(\kappa\)) and upper limit of the integral x. More...
interface	setGammaIncGil
	Return the regularized Lower and Upper Incomplete Gamma function values for the specified shape parameter ( \(\kappa\)) and upper limit of the integral x. More...

Variables
character(*, SK), parameter	MODULE_NAME = "@pm_mathGammaGil"

Detailed Description

This module contains procedures and generic interfaces for the Lower and Upper Incomplete Gamma functions.

This module provides multiple function and subroutine procedures for computing the Lower and Upper Incomplete Gamma functions. These routines mostly differ only in terms of performance and usage convenience.

1. If performance is important, use the subroutine interface setGammaIncGil to compute the Lower and Upper Incomplete Gamma functions.
   
2. If ease of use matters more than performance, use the function interfaces getGammaIncLowGil to compute the Lower and Upper Incomplete Gamma functions.
   

Warning

Although all generic interfaces of this module are available for all processor real kinds, the accuracy and performance of the implemented algorithms are optimized for IEEE double precision.
In particular, the algorithms may not accurately compute the Lower and Upper Incomplete Gamma functions in extended precision (e.g., 128 bits) mode corresponding to RKH kind type parameter.

Note

The computations of this module are explicitly based on the proposed approach by:
Gil et al, 2012, EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE ALGORITHMS FOR THE COMPUTATION AND INVERSION OF THE INCOMPLETE GAMMA FUNCTION RATIOS

See also

pm_mathGamma for detailed description of the (Regularized Incomplete) Gamma Function.

Test:

test_pm_mathGammaGil

Todo:

Critical Priority: The implementation of the algorithms of this module must be properly changed to allow reliable extended-precision computations of the incomplete Gamma function.
This would require significant investment in making the original algorithms of Gil et al. kind-agnostic.

Final Remarks ⛓

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Copyright

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Author:

Amir Shahmoradi, July 22, 2024, 11:45 AM, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Washington, D.C.

Variable Documentation

MODULE_NAME

character(*, SK), parameter pm_mathGammaGil::MODULE_NAME = "@pm_mathGammaGil"

Definition at line 63 of file pm_mathGammaGil.F90.