source: trunk/yat/classifier/PolynomialKernelFunction.h @ 747

#ifndef _theplu_yat_classifier_polynomial_kernel_function_
#define _theplu_yat_classifier_polynomial_kernel_function_

// $Id$

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#include "KernelFunction.h"

#include <cmath>

namespace theplu {
namespace yat {
namespace classifier {

  class DataLookup1D;

  ///
  /// Class for polynomial kernel calculations
  ///

 
  class PolynomialKernelFunction : public KernelFunction 
  {
    
  public:
    ///
    ///Constructor taking the order of the polynomial as input. Default is
    ///order=1 yielding the linear kernel function.
    ///
    PolynomialKernelFunction(int = 1);
    
    ///
    ///Destructor
    ///
    virtual ~PolynomialKernelFunction(void) {};
    
    ///
    /// returning the scalar product of two vectors in feature space using the
    /// polynomial kernel. @return If order is larger than one: \f$ (1+x \cdot
    /// y)^{order} \f$ \n If order is one (linear): \f$ x \cdot y \f$
    ///   
    double operator()(const DataLookup1D& a1, const DataLookup1D& a2) const;

    ///
    /// @return If order is larger than one: \f$ (1+x \cdot y)^{order}
    /// \f$ \n If order is one (linear): \f$ \sum w_yxy \f$
    ///
    ///
    double operator()(const DataLookup1D& x, 
                      const DataLookupWeighted1D& y) const;
    ///
    /// returning the scalar product of two vectors in feature space
    /// using the polynomial kernel with weights. Having all weights
    /// equal to unity yields the same as non-weighted version.
    ///
    /// @return If order is larger than one: \f$ (1+x \cdot y)^{order}
    /// \f$ \n If order is one (linear): \f$ \sum w_xw_yxy \f$
    ///
    double operator()(const DataLookupWeighted1D& x, 
                      const DataLookupWeighted1D& y) const;


  private:
    int order_;

  }; // class PolynomialKernelFunction

}}} // of namespace classifier, yat, and theplu

#endif