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Sphnes are functions that match given values at the points X, . . . , x t and have continuous derivatives up to some order at the knots, or the points X9,. . . , x vr-i-Cubic sphnes are most common see Ref. 38. The function is represented by a cubic polynomial within each interval Xj, X, +1) and has continuous first and second derivatives at the knots. Two more conditions can be specified arbitrarily. These are usually the second derivatives at the two end points, which are commonly taken as zero this gives the natural cubic splines. 

Since the continuity conditions apply only for i = 2,. . . , NT — 1, we have only NT — 2 conditions for the NT values of y. Two additional conditions are needed, and these are usually taken as the value of the second derivative at each end of the domain, y, y f. If these values are zero, we get the natural cubic splines they can also be set to achieve some other purpose, such as making the first derivative match some desired condition at the two ends. With these values taken as zero in the natural cubic spline, we have a NT — 2 system of tridiagonal equations, which is easily solved. Once the second derivatives are known at each of the knots, the first derivatives are given by... 

In order to study this question in a more systematic way, we have recently optimized 144 different structures of ALA at the HF/4-21G level, covering the entire 4>/v )-space by a 30° grid (Schafer et al. 1995aG, 1995bG). From the resulting coordinates of ALA analytical functions were derived for the most important main chain structural parameters, such as N-C(a), C(a)-C, and N-C(a)-C, expanding them in terms of natural cubic spline parameters. In fact, Fig. 7.18 is an example of the type of conformational geometry map that can be derived from this procedure. 

In conclusion, the repulsive interactions arise from both a screened coulomb repulsion between nuclei, and from the overlap of closed inner shells. The former interaction can be effectively described by a bare coulomb repulsion multiplied by a screening function. The Moliere function, Eq. (5), with an adjustable screening length provides an adequate representation for most situations. The latter interaction is well described by an exponential decay of the form of a Bom-Mayer function. Furthermore, due to the spherical nature of the closed atomic orbitals and the coulomb interaction, the repulsive forces can often be well described by pair-additive potentials. Both interactions may be combined either by using functions which reduce to each interaction in the correct limits, or by splining the two forms at an appropriate interatomic distance . 

Functions expressing physical relationship are frequently of a disjointed or disassociated nature- their behavior in one region may be totally unrelated to their behavior in another region. Polynomials and most other mathematical functions have just the opposite property. The same is not true for spline functions. 

To illustrate a special smoothness property of natural splines, define the quantity... 

Obviously, S = 0 for a straight line. If S is small for a given function, it indicates that f does not wildly oscillate over the interval [xi,xn] of interest. It can be shown that among all functions that are twice continuously differentiable and interpolate the given points, S takes its minimum value on the natural cubic interpolating spline (ref. 12). 

With the end condition flag EC = 0 on the input, the module determines the natural cubic spline function interpolating the function values stored in vector F. Otherwise, D1 and DN are additional input parameters specifying the first derivatives at the first and last points, respectively. Results are returned in the array S such that S(J,1), J = 0, 1, 2, 3 contain the 4 coefficients of the cubic defined on the I-th segment between Z(I) and ZII+l). Note that the i-th cubic is given in a coordinate system centered at Z(I). The module also calculates the area under the curve from the first point Z(l) to each grid point Z(I), and returns it in S(4,I). The entries in the array S can be directly used in applications, but we provide a further module to facilitate this step. 

In addition, we are interested in functions that are at least twice continuously differentiable. One can draw several such curves satisfying (4.27), and the "smoothest" of them is the one minimizing the integral (4.19). It can be shown that the solution of this constrained minimization problem is a natural cubic spline (ref. 12). We call it smoothing spline. 

The input is similar to that of the module 1463. No end condition flag is used since only natural splines can be fitted. On the other hand, you should specify the maximum number IM of iterations. The module returns the array S defined in the description of the module M63, and hence the function value, the derivatives and the integral at a specified X can be computed by calling the module 1464. The important additional inputs needed by the module 1465 are the standard errors given in the vector D. With all D(I) = 0, the module... 

Spline interpolation is a global method, and this property is not necessarily advantageous for large samples. Several authors proposed interpolating formulas that are "stiffer" than the local polynomial interpolation, thereby reminding spline interpolation, but are local in nature. The cubic polynomial of the form... 

Let S (t) denote the ny-vector of natural cubic splines interpolating the... 

A cubic spline function is mechanically simulated by a flexible plastic strip. Mathematically, a spline function is a cubic in each interval between two experimental points. Thus, for n points, a spline includes n — 1 pieces of cubic each cubic having 4 unknown parameters, there are 4(n — 1) parameters to determine. The following conditions are imposed, (i) Continuity of the spline function and of its first and second derivatives at each of the n — 2 nodes (3n — 6 conditions), (ii) The spline function is an interpolating function (n conditions), (iii) The second derivatives at each extremity are null (2 conditions) this condition corresponds to the natural spline. It may be shown that the natural spline obtained is the smoothest interpolation function. Details concerning the construction of a spline and corresponding programs can be found in Forsythe et al. [127]. Of course, after a spline has been built up, it can be used to calculate derivatives. 

Fig. 17 Energy as a function of a T-T distance and b T-T-T angle used in the simulation procedure (calculated as smoothing spline fits to Boltzmann equilibrium interpretations of the histogrammed data taken from 32 representative zeolite crystal structures). Only the central portions are shown, c The contribution to the energy sum for the merging of two symmetry-related atoms merging is only permitted when the two atoms are at less than a defined minimum distance [84], Reproduced with the kind permission of the Nature Publishing Group (http //www.nature.com/)...

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