laplace.c

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/* randist/laplace.c
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough
 * 
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 */

#include <config.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_rng.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_randist.h>

/* The two-sided exponential probability distribution is  

   p(x) dx = (1/(2 a)) * exp(-|x/a|) dx

   for -infty < x < infty. It is also known as the Laplace distribution.  */

double
gsl_ran_laplace (const gsl_rng * r, const double a)
{
  double u;
  do
    {
      u = 2 * gsl_rng_uniform (r) - 1.0;
    }
  while (u == 0.0);

  if (u < 0)
    {
      return a * log (-u);
    }
  else
    {
      return -a * log (u);
    }
}

double
gsl_ran_laplace_pdf (const double x, const double a)
{
  double p = (1/(2*a)) * exp (-fabs (x)/a);
  return p;
}