from sympy.core import S, oo, diff from sympy.core.function import Function, ArgumentIndexError from sympy.core.logic import fuzzy_not from sympy.core.relational import Eq from sympy.functions.elementary.complexes import im from sympy.functions.elementary.piecewise import Piecewise from sympy.functions.special.delta_functions import Heaviside ############################################################################### ############################# SINGULARITY FUNCTION ############################ ############################################################################### class SingularityFunction(Function): r""" Singularity functions are a class of discontinuous functions. Explanation =========== Singularity functions take a variable, an offset, and an exponent as arguments. These functions are represented using Macaulay brackets as: SingularityFunction(x, a, n) := ^n The singularity function will automatically evaluate to ``Derivative(DiracDelta(x - a), x, -n - 1)`` if ``n < 0`` and ``(x - a)**n*Heaviside(x - a)`` if ``n >= 0``. Examples ======== >>> from sympy import SingularityFunction, diff, Piecewise, DiracDelta, Heaviside, Symbol >>> from sympy.abc import x, a, n >>> SingularityFunction(x, a, n) SingularityFunction(x, a, n) >>> y = Symbol('y', positive=True) >>> n = Symbol('n', nonnegative=True) >>> SingularityFunction(y, -10, n) (y + 10)**n >>> y = Symbol('y', negative=True) >>> SingularityFunction(y, 10, n) 0 >>> SingularityFunction(x, 4, -1).subs(x, 4) oo >>> SingularityFunction(x, 10, -2).subs(x, 10) oo >>> SingularityFunction(4, 1, 5) 243 >>> diff(SingularityFunction(x, 1, 5) + SingularityFunction(x, 1, 4), x) 4*SingularityFunction(x, 1, 3) + 5*SingularityFunction(x, 1, 4) >>> diff(SingularityFunction(x, 4, 0), x, 2) SingularityFunction(x, 4, -2) >>> SingularityFunction(x, 4, 5).rewrite(Piecewise) Piecewise(((x - 4)**5, x > 4), (0, True)) >>> expr = SingularityFunction(x, a, n) >>> y = Symbol('y', positive=True) >>> n = Symbol('n', nonnegative=True) >>> expr.subs({x: y, a: -10, n: n}) (y + 10)**n The methods ``rewrite(DiracDelta)``, ``rewrite(Heaviside)``, and ``rewrite('HeavisideDiracDelta')`` returns the same output. One can use any of these methods according to their choice. >>> expr = SingularityFunction(x, 4, 5) + SingularityFunction(x, -3, -1) - SingularityFunction(x, 0, -2) >>> expr.rewrite(Heaviside) (x - 4)**5*Heaviside(x - 4) + DiracDelta(x + 3) - DiracDelta(x, 1) >>> expr.rewrite(DiracDelta) (x - 4)**5*Heaviside(x - 4) + DiracDelta(x + 3) - DiracDelta(x, 1) >>> expr.rewrite('HeavisideDiracDelta') (x - 4)**5*Heaviside(x - 4) + DiracDelta(x + 3) - DiracDelta(x, 1) See Also ======== DiracDelta, Heaviside References ========== .. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_function """ is_real = True def fdiff(self, argindex=1): """ Returns the first derivative of a DiracDelta Function. Explanation =========== The difference between ``diff()`` and ``fdiff()`` is: ``diff()`` is the user-level function and ``fdiff()`` is an object method. ``fdiff()`` is a convenience method available in the ``Function`` class. It returns the derivative of the function without considering the chain rule. ``diff(function, x)`` calls ``Function._eval_derivative`` which in turn calls ``fdiff()`` internally to compute the derivative of the function. """ if argindex == 1: x, a, n = self.args if n in (S.Zero, S.NegativeOne): return self.func(x, a, n-1) elif n.is_positive: return n*self.func(x, a, n-1) else: raise ArgumentIndexError(self, argindex) @classmethod def eval(cls, variable, offset, exponent): """ Returns a simplified form or a value of Singularity Function depending on the argument passed by the object. Explanation =========== The ``eval()`` method is automatically called when the ``SingularityFunction`` class is about to be instantiated and it returns either some simplified instance or the unevaluated instance depending on the argument passed. In other words, ``eval()`` method is not needed to be called explicitly, it is being called and evaluated once the object is called. Examples ======== >>> from sympy import SingularityFunction, Symbol, nan >>> from sympy.abc import x, a, n >>> SingularityFunction(x, a, n) SingularityFunction(x, a, n) >>> SingularityFunction(5, 3, 2) 4 >>> SingularityFunction(x, a, nan) nan >>> SingularityFunction(x, 3, 0).subs(x, 3) 1 >>> SingularityFunction(4, 1, 5) 243 >>> x = Symbol('x', positive = True) >>> a = Symbol('a', negative = True) >>> n = Symbol('n', nonnegative = True) >>> SingularityFunction(x, a, n) (-a + x)**n >>> x = Symbol('x', negative = True) >>> a = Symbol('a', positive = True) >>> SingularityFunction(x, a, n) 0 """ x = variable a = offset n = exponent shift = (x - a) if fuzzy_not(im(shift).is_zero): raise ValueError("Singularity Functions are defined only for Real Numbers.") if fuzzy_not(im(n).is_zero): raise ValueError("Singularity Functions are not defined for imaginary exponents.") if shift is S.NaN or n is S.NaN: return S.NaN if (n + 2).is_negative: raise ValueError("Singularity Functions are not defined for exponents less than -2.") if shift.is_extended_negative: return S.Zero if n.is_nonnegative and shift.is_extended_nonnegative: return (x - a)**n if n in (S.NegativeOne, -2): if shift.is_negative or shift.is_extended_positive: return S.Zero if shift.is_zero: return oo def _eval_rewrite_as_Piecewise(self, *args, **kwargs): ''' Converts a Singularity Function expression into its Piecewise form. ''' x, a, n = self.args if n in (S.NegativeOne, S(-2)): return Piecewise((oo, Eq((x - a), 0)), (0, True)) elif n.is_nonnegative: return Piecewise(((x - a)**n, (x - a) > 0), (0, True)) def _eval_rewrite_as_Heaviside(self, *args, **kwargs): ''' Rewrites a Singularity Function expression using Heavisides and DiracDeltas. ''' x, a, n = self.args if n == -2: return diff(Heaviside(x - a), x.free_symbols.pop(), 2) if n == -1: return diff(Heaviside(x - a), x.free_symbols.pop(), 1) if n.is_nonnegative: return (x - a)**n*Heaviside(x - a) def _eval_as_leading_term(self, x, logx=None, cdir=0): z, a, n = self.args shift = (z - a).subs(x, 0) if n < 0: return S.Zero elif n.is_zero and shift.is_zero: return S.Zero if cdir == -1 else S.One elif shift.is_positive: return shift**n return S.Zero def _eval_nseries(self, x, n, logx=None, cdir=0): z, a, n = self.args shift = (z - a).subs(x, 0) if n < 0: return S.Zero elif n.is_zero and shift.is_zero: return S.Zero if cdir == -1 else S.One elif shift.is_positive: return ((z - a)**n)._eval_nseries(x, n, logx=logx, cdir=cdir) return S.Zero _eval_rewrite_as_DiracDelta = _eval_rewrite_as_Heaviside _eval_rewrite_as_HeavisideDiracDelta = _eval_rewrite_as_Heaviside