function [ p2, dp2, p1 ] = gegenbauer_recur ( x, norder, alpha, c ) %% GEGENBAUER_RECUR finds the value and derivative of a Gegenbauer polynomial. % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 02 March 2008 % % Author: % % FORTRAN77 original version by Arthur Stroud, Don Secrest % MATLAB version by John Burkardt % % Reference: % % Arthur Stroud, Don Secrest, % Gaussian Quadrature Formulas, % Prentice Hall, 1966, % LC: QA299.4G3S7. % % Parameters: % % Input, real X, the point at which polynomials are evaluated. % % Input, integer NORDER, the order of the polynomial to be computed. % % Input, real ALPHA, the exponent of (1-X^2) in the quadrature rule. % % Input, real C(NORDER), the recursion coefficients. % % Output, real P2, the value of J(NORDER)(X). % % Output, real DP2, the value of J'(NORDER)(X). % % Output, real P1, the value of J(NORDER-1)(X). % p1 = 1.0; dp1 = 0.0; p2 = x; dp2 = 1.0; for i = 2 : norder p0 = p1; dp0 = dp1; p1 = p2; dp1 = dp2; p2 = x * p1 - c(i) * p0; dp2 = x * dp1 + p1 - c(i) * dp0; end