Vectorization of a for loop
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Hello,
I have to do a large calculation and the next foor loop takes like 99% of runtime in the script:
for n = 1:iteraciones-1
x(n+1) = a - x(n)^2 + b*y(n);
y(n+1) = x(n);
end
I've read that if I manage to vectorize it, it will improve my code performance, but im stuck with
x(1) = 1;
y(1) = 1;
x(2) = a - x(1)^2 + b*x(1);
for n = 2:iteraciones-1
x(n+1) = a - x(n)^2 + b*x(n-1);
end
y(2:iteraciones) = x(1:iteraciones-1);
And I cant think of a way to vectorize that for loop since it uses previous generated values
If someone could take the time to figure this out or link a good resource on how to vectorize, it would be much apreciated
Thanks in advice :)
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darova
on 19 Mar 2020
I think your code can't be vectorized. As your value of x(i+1) depends on previous x(i)
Accepted Answer
Aditya Patil
on 23 Mar 2020
I understand that you want to vectorize the for loop to improve performance.
However vectorization of for loops requires that each iteration is independent of each other. This is not the case in your code, as x(n + 1) depends upon x(n). Hence I think it is not possible to vectorize this code.
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