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-rw-r--r--contrib/cone-vector.py6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/cone-vector.py b/contrib/cone-vector.py
index 9501464..676750f 100644
--- a/contrib/cone-vector.py
+++ b/contrib/cone-vector.py
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ from numpy.linalg import norm
from scipy.special import betainc, betaincinv, gamma
def random_vector_on_sphere(dim):
+ """Return a random vector uniformly distributed on the unit sphere."""
x = randn(dim)
return x / norm(x)
def planar_angle2solid_angle_fraction(planar_angle, dim):
+ """Return the solid angle fraction for a given planar angle."""
alpha = (dim - 1) / 2
beta = 1/2
return where(planar_angle < pi/2,
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ def planar_angle2solid_angle_fraction(planar_angle, dim):
1 - 0.5*betainc(alpha, beta, sin(planar_angle)**2))
def solid_angle_fraction2planar_angle(solid_angle_fraction, dim):
+ """Return the planar angle for a given solid angle fraction."""
alpha = (dim - 1) / 2
beta = 1/2
return where(solid_angle_fraction < 1/2,
@@ -40,6 +43,8 @@ def solid_angle_fraction2planar_angle(solid_angle_fraction, dim):
pi - arcsin(sqrt(betaincinv(alpha, beta, 2*(1-solid_angle_fraction)))))
def rotate_from_nth_canonical(x, axis):
+ """Rotate vector from around the nth canonical axis to the given axis.
+ """
xn = x[-1]
axisn = axis[-1]
if axisn != 1:
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ def rotate_from_nth_canonical(x, axis):
return x
def random_vector_on_spherical_cap(axis, maximum_planar_angle):
+ """Return a random vector uniformly distributed on a spherical cap."""
dim = axis.size
maximum_solid_angle_fraction = planar_angle2solid_angle_fraction(maximum_planar_angle, dim)
solid_angle_fraction = maximum_solid_angle_fraction*random()