How to compute 4D numeric integrals?

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Marco Benedetti
Marco Benedetti on 15 Dec 2021
Answered: Sachin Lodhi on 15 Feb 2024
Hi, i'm trying to use the code available at https://it.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/47919-integraln-m to compute 4D integrals numerically. I cannot get it to work. Any suggestions? Many thanks. My script is as follows:
clc;
clear;
f4 = @(x,y,z,w)ones(size(x));
q4 = integralN(f4,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,'AbsTol',1e-5,'RelTol',1e-3) %this integral is computed ok, the function integralN is linked above
f=@(x,y,z,w)arrayfun(func,x,y,z,w);
q = integralN(f,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,'AbsTol',1e-5,'RelTol',1e-3) %this integral gives errors
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function out = func(z1,z2,z3,z4)
z=[z1,z2,z3,z4];
out=func_vec(z);
end
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function out = func_vec(z);
out = z(1)+z(2)+z(3)+z(4);
end

Answers (1)

Sachin Lodhi
Sachin Lodhi on 15 Feb 2024
Hello Marco,
I noticed an issue in your code when reviewing it. Specifically, the line:
f=@(x,y,z,w)arrayfun(func,x,y,z,w);
is causing an error. When passing a function as an argument to another function, you need to use the @ symbol to indicate that it is a function handle. Here's an example for your reference from the Mathworks documentation page: https://in.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/pass-a-function-to-another-function.html#:~:text=b%20%3D%205%3B%0Aq1%20%3D-,integral(%40log%2Ca%2Cb),-q1%20%3D%203.0472
To correct your code, you should update the line to:
f=@(x,y,z,w)arrayfun(@func,x,y,z,w);
Implement this fix, and your code should work as expected. This is the output after executing updated code.

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