bayess (version 1.4)

xneig4: Number of neighbours with the same colour

Description

This is a basis function used in simulation algorithms on the Ising and Potts models. It counts how many of the four neighbours of $x_{a,b}$ are of the same colour as this pixel.

Usage

xneig4(x, a, b, col)

Arguments

x

grid of coloured pixels

a

row index

b

column index

col

current or proposed colour

Value

• integer between 0 and 4 giving the number of neighbours with the same colour

See Also

pottsgibbs, sumising

Examples

data(Laichedata)
xneig4(Laichedata,2,3,1)
xneig4(Laichedata,2,3,0)