43 lines
791 B
Java
43 lines
791 B
Java
package org.nevec.rjm;
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/**
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* Harmonic numbers.
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* H(n) is the sum of the inverses of the integers from 1 to n.
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*
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* @since 2008-10-19
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* @author Richard J. Mathar
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*/
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public class Harmonic {
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/**
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* ctor()
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* Does nothing.
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*/
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public Harmonic() {}
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/**
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* The Harmonic number at the index specified
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*
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* @param n
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* the index, non-negative.
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* @return the H_1=1 for n=1, H_2=3/2 for n=2 etc.
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* For values of n less than 1, zero is returned.
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*/
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public Rational at(int n) {
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if (n < 1)
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return (new Rational(0, 1));
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else {
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/*
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* start with 1 as the result
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*/
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Rational a = new Rational(1, 1);
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/*
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* add 1/i for i=2..n
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*/
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for (int i = 2; i <= n; i++)
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a = a.add(new Rational(1, i));
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return a;
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}
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}
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} /* Harmonic */
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