spray-package
Sparse arrays and multivariate polynomials
Functionality for sparse arrays, with emphasis on sparse arrays interpreted as multivariate polynomials.
- Keywords
- package
Details
Base R has the capability of dealing with arbitrary dimensioned
numerical arrays, with the array
class.
A sparse array is a type of array in which nonzero elements are stored along with an index vector describing their coordinates---instead of arrays. This allows for efficient storage and manipulation as base arrays often require the storing of many zero elements which consume computational and memory resources.
One natural application for sparse arrays is multivariate polynomials and the package vignette presents an extended discussion.
In the package, sparse arrays are represented as objects of class
spray
. They use the C++
standard template library (STL)
map
class, with keys being (unsigned) integer vectors, and values
floats.
See Also
Examples
# NOT RUN {
# define a spray using a matrix of indices and a vector of values:
M <- matrix(sample(0:3,21,replace=TRUE),ncol=3)
a <- spray(M,sample(7))
# there are many pre-defined simple sprays:
b <- homog(3,4)
# arithmetic operators work:
a + 2*b
a - a*b^2/4
a+b
# we can sum over particular dimensions:
asum(a+b,1)
# differentiation is supported:
deriv(a^6,2)
# extraction and replacement work as expected:
b[1,2,1]
b[1,2,1,drop=TRUE]
b[diag(3)] <- 3
# }