source: trunk/HeuristicLab.Algorithms.DataAnalysis/3.4/KernelRidgeRegression/KernelFunctions/GaussianKernel.cs

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using System;

using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;

using HEAL.Attic;

namespace HeuristicLab.Algorithms.DataAnalysis {
  [StorableType("CFF2B805-FE21-427B-B899-531D3AB1C7EF")]
  [Item("GaussianKernel", "A kernel function that uses Gaussian function exp(-n²/beta²). As described in http://crsouza.com/2010/03/17/kernel-functions-for-machine-learning-applications/")]
  public class GaussianKernel : KernelBase {
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected GaussianKernel(StorableConstructorFlag _) : base(_) { }

    protected GaussianKernel(GaussianKernel original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }

    public GaussianKernel() {
    }

    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      return new GaussianKernel(this, cloner);
    }

    protected override double Get(double norm) {
      if (Beta == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("Can not calculate kernel distance while Beta is null");
      var beta = Beta.Value;
      if (Math.Abs(beta) < double.Epsilon) return double.NaN;
      var d = norm / beta;
      return Math.Exp(-d * d);
    }

    //2 * n²/b²* 1/b * exp(-n²/b²)
    protected override double GetGradient(double norm) {
      if (Beta == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("Can not calculate kernel distance gradient while Beta is null");
      var beta = Beta.Value;
      if (Math.Abs(beta) < double.Epsilon) return double.NaN;
      var d = norm / beta;
      return 2 * d * d / beta * Math.Exp(-d * d);
    }
  }
}