[ROOT] Piecewise functions

From: Erik Jakobsen (jakobsen@hehi03.nbi.dk)
Date: Thu Jun 21 2001 - 17:58:58 MEST


Hi All, 

I'm trying to create a histogram filled with random numbers generated from
a function, which is a piecewise function. Now how do you define the
intervals that seperate the piecewise functions? 

Example. Say I have two gaussian funcions (1/7)*exp(-((x-2)/5)^2) and
(1/5)*exp(-((x-4)/5)^2) that I want to piece together from [0,10] and
[10,20] respectively. How is this then stated in the following histogram
declaration?

Double_t*  data;
TF1 *f1 = new TF1("f1", "(1/7)*exp(-((x-2)/5)^2) +
(1/5)*exp(-((x-4)/5)^2)", 0, 2000);

for (i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {
  data = f1->GetRandom();
  h1->Fill(data[8],1);
}

Thanks!

Erik Jakobsen


P.S. I'm not on the ROOT Talk list, so please answer to jakobsen@nbi.dk



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