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17  package org.apache.commons.statistics.distribution;
18  
19  import org.apache.commons.numbers.gamma.Erf;
20  import org.apache.commons.numbers.gamma.Erfc;
21  import org.apache.commons.numbers.gamma.InverseErf;
22  import org.apache.commons.numbers.gamma.InverseErfc;
23  import org.apache.commons.rng.UniformRandomProvider;
24  import org.apache.commons.rng.sampling.distribution.LevySampler;
25  
26  /**
27   * Implementation of the Lévy distribution.
28   *
29   * <p>The probability density function of \( X \) is:
30   *
31   * <p>\[ f(x; \mu, c) = \sqrt{\frac{c}{2\pi}}~~\frac{e^{ -\frac{c}{2(x-\mu)}}} {(x-\mu)^{3/2}} \]
32   *
33   * <p>for \( \mu \) the location,
34   * \( c &gt; 0 \) the scale, and
35   * \( x \in [\mu, \infty) \).
36   *
37   * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9vy_distribution">L&eacute;vy distribution (Wikipedia)</a>
38   * @see <a href="https://mathworld.wolfram.com/LevyDistribution.html">L&eacute;vy distribution (MathWorld)</a>
39   */
40  public final class LevyDistribution extends AbstractContinuousDistribution {
41      /** 1 / 2(erfc^-1 (0.5))^2. Computed using Matlab's VPA to 30 digits. */
42      private static final double HALF_OVER_ERFCINV_HALF_SQUARED = 2.1981093383177324039996779530797;
43      /** Location parameter. */
44      private final double mu;
45      /** Scale parameter. */
46      private final double c;
47      /** Half of c (for calculations). */
48      private final double halfC;
49  
50      /**
51       * @param mu Location parameter.
52       * @param c Scale parameter.
53       */
54      private LevyDistribution(double mu,
55                               double c) {
56          this.mu = mu;
57          this.c = c;
58          this.halfC = 0.5 * c;
59      }
60  
61      /**
62       * Creates a Levy distribution.
63       *
64       * @param mu Location parameter.
65       * @param c Scale parameter.
66       * @return the distribution
67       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code c <= 0}.
68       */
69      public static LevyDistribution of(double mu,
70                                        double c) {
71          if (c <= 0) {
72              throw new DistributionException(DistributionException.NOT_STRICTLY_POSITIVE,
73                                              c);
74          }
75          return new LevyDistribution(mu, c);
76      }
77  
78      /**
79       * Gets the location parameter of this distribution.
80       *
81       * @return the location parameter.
82       */
83      public double getLocation() {
84          return mu;
85      }
86  
87      /**
88       * Gets the scale parameter of this distribution.
89       *
90       * @return the scale parameter.
91       */
92      public double getScale() {
93          return c;
94      }
95  
96      /**
97       * {@inheritDoc}
98       *
99       * <p>If {@code x} is less than the location parameter then {@code 0} is
100      * returned, as in these cases the distribution is not defined.
101      */
102     @Override
103     public double density(final double x) {
104         if (x <= mu) {
105             // x=mu creates NaN:
106             // sqrt(c / 2pi) * exp(-c / 2(x-mu)) / (x-mu)^1.5
107             // = F * exp(-inf) * (x-mu)^-1.5 = F * 0 * inf
108             // Return 0 for this case.
109             return 0;
110         }
111 
112         final double delta = x - mu;
113         final double f = halfC / delta;
114         return Math.sqrt(f / Math.PI) * Math.exp(-f) / delta;
115     }
116 
117     /** {@inheritDoc} */
118     @Override
119     public double logDensity(double x) {
120         if (x <= mu) {
121             return Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
122         }
123 
124         final double delta = x - mu;
125         final double f     = halfC / delta;
126         return 0.5 * Math.log(f / Math.PI) - f - Math.log(delta);
127     }
128 
129     /** {@inheritDoc} */
130     @Override
131     public double cumulativeProbability(final double x) {
132         if (x <= mu) {
133             return 0;
134         }
135         return Erfc.value(Math.sqrt(halfC / (x - mu)));
136     }
137 
138     /** {@inheritDoc} */
139     @Override
140     public double survivalProbability(final double x) {
141         if (x <= mu) {
142             return 1;
143         }
144         return Erf.value(Math.sqrt(halfC / (x - mu)));
145     }
146 
147     /** {@inheritDoc} */
148     @Override
149     public double inverseCumulativeProbability(double p) {
150         ArgumentUtils.checkProbability(p);
151         final double t = InverseErfc.value(p);
152         return mu + halfC / (t * t);
153     }
154 
155     /** {@inheritDoc} */
156     @Override
157     public double inverseSurvivalProbability(double p) {
158         ArgumentUtils.checkProbability(p);
159         final double t = InverseErf.value(p);
160         return mu + halfC / (t * t);
161     }
162 
163     /**
164      * {@inheritDoc}
165      *
166      * <p>The mean is equal to positive infinity.
167      *
168      * @return {@linkplain Double#POSITIVE_INFINITY positive infinity}.
169      */
170     @Override
171     public double getMean() {
172         return Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
173     }
174 
175     /**
176      * {@inheritDoc}
177      *
178      * <p>The variance is equal to positive infinity.
179      *
180      * @return {@linkplain Double#POSITIVE_INFINITY positive infinity}.
181      */
182     @Override
183     public double getVariance() {
184         return Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
185     }
186 
187     /**
188      * {@inheritDoc}
189      *
190      * <p>The lower bound of the support is the {@linkplain #getLocation() location}.
191      *
192      * @return location.
193      */
194     @Override
195     public double getSupportLowerBound() {
196         return getLocation();
197     }
198 
199     /**
200      * {@inheritDoc}
201      *
202      * <p>The upper bound of the support is always positive infinity.
203      *
204      * @return {@linkplain Double#POSITIVE_INFINITY positive infinity}.
205      */
206     @Override
207     public double getSupportUpperBound() {
208         return Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
209     }
210 
211     /** {@inheritDoc} */
212     @Override
213     double getMedian() {
214         // Overridden for the probability(double, double) method.
215         // This is intentionally not a public method.
216         // u + c / 2(erfc^-1 (0.5))^2
217         return mu + c * HALF_OVER_ERFCINV_HALF_SQUARED;
218     }
219 
220     /** {@inheritDoc} */
221     @Override
222     public ContinuousDistribution.Sampler createSampler(final UniformRandomProvider rng) {
223         // Levy distribution sampler.
224         return LevySampler.of(rng, getLocation(), getScale())::sample;
225     }
226 }