Cubic Grids¶
Grid offers two classes for constructing Hyper-rectangular grids in three-dimensions:
Tensor1DGrids : Tensor product of three one-dimensional grids.
UniformGrid : Evenly spaced grid in three axes.
See their API documentation for more information about the classes.
Tensor 1D Grids¶
The first grid is a tensor combination of three grids with points \(\{p^1_i\}, \{p^2_i\}, \{p^3_i\}\) and weights \(\{w^1_i\}, \{w^2_i\}, \{w^3_i\}\) such that the new set of points are \(\{(p^1_i, p^2_j, p^3_k)\}\) with weights \(\{w^1_i \times w^2_j \times w^3_k\}\).
[1]:
%matplotlib inline
from grid.onedgrid import UniformInteger
from grid.rtransform import LinearInfiniteRTransform
from grid.cubic import Tensor1DGrids
import numpy as np
# Construct a grid between -1 and 1 on the real line.
npoints = 25
onedgridx = UniformInteger(npoints)
onedgridx = LinearInfiniteRTransform(-1, 1).transform_1d_grid(onedgridx)
# Construct another grid between -0.5 and 0.5 on the real line
npoints = 15
onedgridy = UniformInteger(npoints)
onedgridy = LinearInfiniteRTransform(-1, 1).transform_1d_grid(onedgridy)
# Construct another grid between -0.25 and 0.25 on the real line
npoints = 10
onedgridz = UniformInteger(npoints)
onedgridz = LinearInfiniteRTransform(-1, 1).transform_1d_grid(onedgridz)
Each of the individual grids axes are plotted.
[2]:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits import mplot3d
fig = plt.figure()
ax = plt.axes(projection='3d')
ax.scatter(onedgridx.points, [0] * len(onedgridx.points), [0] * len(onedgridx.points), color="k", label="Points on x-axis")
ax.scatter( [0] * len(onedgridy.points), onedgridy.points, [0] * len(onedgridy.points), color="m", label="Points on y-axis")
ax.scatter( [0] * len(onedgridz.points), [0] * len(onedgridz.points), onedgridz.points , color="b", label="Points on z-axis")
ax.set_xlabel("X-axis")
ax.set_ylabel("Y-axis")
ax.set_zlabel("Z-axis")
plt.legend()
plt.show()

The Tensor1DGrids can now be easily constructed by passing in each of the three one-dimensional grids. These are then plotted
[3]:
# Constructing the tensor product grid.
tensor_grid = Tensor1DGrids(onedgridx, onedgridy, onedgridz)
fig = plt.figure()
ax = plt.axes(projection='3d')
ax.scatter(tensor_grid.points[:, 0], tensor_grid.points[:, 1], tensor_grid.points[:, 2], color="m", alpha=0.1)
ax.set_xlabel("X-axis")
ax.set_ylabel("Y-axis")
ax.set_zlabel("Z-axis")
plt.legend()
plt.title("Tensor Product of Three One-Dimensional Grids")
plt.show()
print(f"Points of the grid: {tensor_grid.points}")
print(f"Weights of the grid: {tensor_grid.weights}.")
print(f"The number of points: {tensor_grid.size}")
print(f"The number of dimensions: {tensor_grid.ndim}.")
print(f"The origin of the grid: {tensor_grid.origin}.")
print(f"The shape of the grid: {tensor_grid.shape}.")
# Can integrate functions on it
#func_vals = # insert function here
#integral = tensor_grid.integrate(func_vals)
# Conversion from indices i to coordinates (i, j, k) to points
coordinate = tensor_grid.index_to_coordinates(5)
print(f"Coordinate of the fifth point: {coordinate}.")
index = tensor_grid.coordinates_to_index((0, 0, 5))
print(f"Index of the (0, 0, 5) coordinate: {index}.")
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Points of the grid: [[-1. -1. -1. ]
[-1. -1. -0.77777778]
[-1. -1. -0.55555556]
...
[ 1. 1. 0.55555556]
[ 1. 1. 0.77777778]
[ 1. 1. 1. ]]
Weights of the grid: [0.0026455 0.0026455 0.0026455 ... 0.0026455 0.0026455 0.0026455].
The number of points: 3750
The number of dimensions: 3.
The origin of the grid: [-1. -1. -1.].
The shape of the grid: (25, 15, 10).
Coordinate of the fifth point: (0, 0, 5).
Index of the (0, 0, 5) coordinate: 5.
Interpolation¶
This example will attempt to interpolate a Gaussian, first on a subset of the points used for interpolation then later on random set of points.
[4]:
# Interpolation of a Gaussian
gaussian = lambda pts: np.exp(-3.0 * np.linalg.norm(pts, axis=1)**2.0)
gaus_vals = gaussian(tensor_grid.points)
# Interpolation evaluated on subset of the same points used for interpolation
subset = tensor_grid.points[np.random.choice(range(tensor_grid.size), 10)]
true_vals = gaussian(subset)
print("Interpolate using linear method.")
interpol = tensor_grid.interpolate(subset, gaus_vals, use_log=False, method="linear")
print("The errors are: ", np.abs(interpol - true_vals))
print(f"Maximum error is {np.max(np.abs(interpol - true_vals))} \n")
print("Interpolate using linear method applying the logarithm.")
interpol = tensor_grid.interpolate(subset, gaus_vals, use_log=True, method="linear")
print("The errors are: ", np.abs(interpol - true_vals))
print(f"Maximum error is {np.max(np.abs(interpol - true_vals))} \n")
print("Interpolate using cubic splines")
interpol = tensor_grid.interpolate(subset, gaus_vals, use_log=False, method="cubic")
print("The errors are: ", np.abs(interpol - true_vals))
print(f"Maximum error is {np.max(np.abs(interpol - true_vals))} \n")
print("Inteprolate using cubic splines appling the logarithm")
interpol = tensor_grid.interpolate(subset, gaus_vals, use_log=True, method="cubic")
print("The errors are: ", np.abs(interpol - true_vals))
print(f"Maximum error is {np.max(np.abs(interpol - true_vals))} \n")
Interpolate using linear method.
The errors are: [0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.]
Maximum error is 0.0
Interpolate using linear method applying the logarithm.
The errors are: [3.193657 2.73140349 3.12648027 4.0888995 5.15038888 1.17760791
2.6164855 4.46085684 2.92740481 2.14224285]
Maximum error is 5.150388875279692
Interpolate using cubic splines
The errors are: [7.93544637e-03 1.38777878e-17 0.00000000e+00 3.91153506e-02
3.71161462e-02 0.00000000e+00 0.00000000e+00 1.73472348e-18
0.00000000e+00 0.00000000e+00]
Maximum error is 0.03911535059395724
Inteprolate using cubic splines appling the logarithm
The errors are: [3.46944695e-17 4.16333634e-17 0.00000000e+00 1.38777878e-17
9.28077060e-17 0.00000000e+00 0.00000000e+00 1.04083409e-17
0.00000000e+00 0.00000000e+00]
Maximum error is 9.280770596475918e-17
[5]:
# Interpolate at random set of points
random_pts = np.random.uniform(-1, 1, (25, 3))
true_vals = gaussian(random_pts)
print("Interpolate using linear method.")
interpol = tensor_grid.interpolate(random_pts, gaus_vals, use_log=False, method="linear")
print("The errors are: ", np.abs(interpol - true_vals))
print(f"Maximum error is {np.max(np.abs(interpol - true_vals))} \n")
# The logarithm is first applied to the Gaussian functions to be easier to interpolate at.
print("Interpolate using linear method applying the logarithm.")
interpol = tensor_grid.interpolate(random_pts, gaus_vals, use_log=True, method="linear")
print("The errors are: ", np.abs(interpol - true_vals))
print(f"Maximum error is {np.max(np.abs(interpol - true_vals))} \n")
# Rather then interpolate using linearly, this used the cubic
print("Interpolate using cubic splines")
interpol = tensor_grid.interpolate(random_pts, gaus_vals, use_log=False, method="cubic")
print("The errors are: ", np.abs(interpol - true_vals))
print(f"Maximum error is {np.max(np.abs(interpol - true_vals))} \n")
# Same as above but the logarithm is applied.
print("Inteprolate using cubic splines appling the logarithm")
interpol = tensor_grid.interpolate(random_pts, gaus_vals, use_log=True, method="cubic")
print("The errors are: ", np.abs(interpol - true_vals))
print(f"Maximum error is {np.max(np.abs(interpol - true_vals))} \n")
Interpolate using linear method.
The errors are: [6.86173876e-03 2.26427272e-03 2.75414631e-03 8.31728378e-04
3.36204251e-04 1.02072667e-03 1.10210049e-03 8.64501631e-03
2.59512329e-03 2.37728933e-02 7.91657412e-03 5.70279923e-04
8.17962022e-05 1.00837863e-03 4.85942116e-04 2.44078257e-03
1.23119491e-03 3.24114061e-03 8.79283200e-05 4.75430397e-04
9.07759875e-03 3.06864518e-03 2.14220561e-03 1.70213035e-02
5.44407520e-03]
Maximum error is 0.023772893292459685
Interpolate using linear method applying the logarithm.
The errors are: [1.05334441 2.35743704 2.76240336 5.30551986 3.77712127 4.66217629
1.35942007 1.59072927 4.05482905 1.12249552 2.28187585 5.73517397
3.4362982 1.87187658 3.77764034 2.69709785 3.40070745 1.90818364
3.75722379 5.45525854 2.03052493 2.27263171 3.11819061 1.18778426
1.64987246]
Maximum error is 5.735173965540577
Interpolate using cubic splines
The errors are: [2.24391131e-05 9.23295650e-05 2.05774450e-03 2.86880928e-03
5.90844251e-03 6.90406116e-04 1.24241844e-05 2.27382451e-03
1.42459188e-02 4.90499149e-04 1.90529487e-03 6.39533207e-03
3.28474823e-03 6.72256151e-04 7.84640090e-05 3.24132588e-04
7.13574686e-04 5.14307780e-04 3.21294961e-03 3.10990132e-04
1.03380876e-02 1.99332441e-05 5.55937585e-04 4.34420520e-04
1.68534787e-04]
Maximum error is 0.014245918769024427
Inteprolate using cubic splines appling the logarithm
The errors are: [0.00000000e+00 0.00000000e+00 2.77555756e-17 1.12757026e-16
1.17961196e-16 8.67361738e-18 0.00000000e+00 5.55111512e-17
1.04083409e-17 1.11022302e-16 0.00000000e+00 2.61509564e-16
2.42861287e-16 5.55111512e-17 1.04083409e-17 4.16333634e-17
3.46944695e-17 8.32667268e-17 4.51028104e-17 1.44849410e-16
3.88578059e-16 5.55111512e-17 1.73472348e-16 1.11022302e-16
5.55111512e-17]
Maximum error is 3.885780586188048e-16
[6]:
# Derivative can be interpolated
# X-derivative
deriv_x = tensor_grid.interpolate(random_pts, gaus_vals, use_log=False, nu_x=1, nu_y=0, nu_z=0, method="cubic")
print(f"Derivative in x-direction {deriv_x}.")
# Y-derivative
deriv_y = tensor_grid.interpolate(random_pts, gaus_vals, use_log=False, nu_x=0, nu_y=1, nu_z=0, method="cubic")
# Z-derivative
deriv_z = tensor_grid.interpolate(random_pts, gaus_vals, use_log=False, nu_x=0, nu_y=0, nu_z=1, method="cubic")
# XY- derivative
deriv_xy = tensor_grid.interpolate(random_pts, gaus_vals, use_log=False, nu_x=1, nu_y=1, nu_z=0, method="cubic")
# The logarithm can be used to interpolate derivatives on single points only (mixed derivative are not supported)
derivs = []
for pt in random_pts:
deriv_x = tensor_grid.interpolate(np.array([pt]), gaus_vals, use_log=True, nu_x=1, nu_y=0, nu_z=0, method="cubic")
derivs.append(deriv_x[0])
print(f"Derivative (using logarithm) in x-direction {np.array(derivs)}.")
Derivative in x-direction [ 0.5624684 -0.20330985 -0.16864102 -0.03734494 0.07970672 0.05186396
0.34235791 0.14498176 -0.12459229 0.63700915 0.0117608 -0.04356053
-0.15437839 -0.04068863 0.13449481 -0.19856986 -0.11815679 0.12573653
-0.11598643 0.02723251 0.14342847 0.02407911 0.27687625 0.47523628
-0.31931175].
Derivative (using logarithm) in x-direction [ 0.56248734 -0.20347957 -0.16380904 -0.03028918 0.06421742 0.04853431
0.34250822 0.14613648 -0.07047402 0.63771614 0.0118858 -0.01986379
-0.20530633 -0.04050378 0.13442416 -0.19776845 -0.11585667 0.12604302
-0.10288114 0.02637698 0.13490876 0.02404968 0.29198534 0.47578599
-0.31947902].
Uniform Grid¶
This is type of cubic grid (a.k.a. rectilinear grid) with evenly-spaced points in each axes. It supports the same properties and functions as Tensor1DGrids. The easiest method to construct a uniform grid for the purposes of chemistry is the “from_molecule” method. This example will showcase this for Formaldehyde molecule.
[7]:
from scipy.stats import special_ortho_group
# Coordinates of the ch2o molecule on the xy-axis
coordinates = np.array([
[2.27823914E+00, 4.13899085E-07, 3.12033662E-07],
[1.01154892E-02, 1.09802629E-07, -6.99333116E-07],
[-1.09577141E+00, 1.77311416E+00, 1.42544321E-07],
[-1.09577166E+00, -1.77311468E+00, 2.44755133E-07]
])
# Rotate them
rot = special_ortho_group.rvs(3)
coordinates = coordinates.dot(rot)
charges = np.array([8, 6, 1, 1])
fig = plt.figure()
ax = plt.axes(projection='3d')
ax.scatter(coordinates[:, 0], coordinates[:, 1], coordinates[:, 2], color="k", s=50)
ax.set_xlabel("X-axis")
ax.set_ylabel("Y-axis")
ax.set_zlabel("Z-axis")
plt.title("Atomic coordinates of Formaldehyde.")
plt.show()
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[8]:
from grid.cubic import UniformGrid
uniform_grid = UniformGrid.from_molecule(
charges, coordinates, spacing=0.75, extension=5.0, rotate=True
)
print(f"The number of points: {uniform_grid.size}")
print(f"The number of dimensions: {uniform_grid.ndim}.")
print(f"The shape of the grid: {uniform_grid.shape}.")
print(f"The origin of the grid: {uniform_grid.origin}.")
print(f"The axes of the grid: {uniform_grid.axes}.")
fig = plt.figure()
ax = plt.axes(projection='3d')
ax.scatter(coordinates[:, 0], coordinates[:, 1], coordinates[:, 2], color="k", s=50)
ax.scatter(uniform_grid.points[:, 0], uniform_grid.points[:, 1], uniform_grid.points[:, 2], color="m", alpha=0.1)
ax.set_xlabel("X-axis")
ax.set_ylabel("Y-axis")
ax.set_zlabel("Z-axis")
plt.title("Atomic coordinates of Formaldehyde.")
plt.show()
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The number of points: 4788
The number of dimensions: 3.
The shape of the grid: [18 19 14].
The origin of the grid: [-7.89714547 -4.63767195 -7.6123223 ].
The axes of the grid: [[ 0.67197732 0.29799576 -0.14881198]
[-0.12707384 0.5390871 0.50570479]
[ 0.307894 -0.42788272 0.5334957 ]].
