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diff --git a/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/solver.py b/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/solver.py index f7c96ea..c1f01d1 100644 --- a/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/solver.py +++ b/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/solver.py @@ -98,17 +98,27 @@ class FokkerPlanckSolver: @property def dx(self): """ - Values of delta X on the grid. + Values of dx[i] on the grid. dx[i] = (x[i+1] - x[i-1]) / 2 - Thus the first and last element is NaN. + + NOTE: + Extrapolate the x grid by 1 point beyond each side, therefore + avoid NaN for the first and last element of dx[i]. + Otherwise, the following calculation of tridiagonal coefficients + may be invalid on the boundary elements. References: Ref.[1],Eq.(8) """ x = self.x - dx_ = (x[2:] - x[:-2]) / 2 - grid = np.concatenate([[np.nan], dx_, [np.nan]]) - return grid + # Extrapolate the x grid by 1 point beyond each side + x2 = np.concatenate([ + [x[0]**2/x[1]], + x, + [x[-1]**2/x[-2]], + ]) + dx_ = (x2[2:] - x2[:-2]) / 2 + return dx_ @property def dx_phalf(self): |