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%matplotlib inline
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from scipy import integrate
The 2d polar integral of a scalar function $f(r, \theta)$ is defined as:
$$ I(r_{max}) = \int_0^{r_{max}} \int_0^{2\pi} f(r, \theta) r d\theta $$Write a function integrate_polar(f, rmax) that performs this integral numerically using scipy.integrate.dblquad.
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def integrate_polar(f, rmax):
"""Integrate the function f(r, theta) over r=[0,rmax], theta=[0,2*np.pi]"""
thmin = lambda x: 0.0
thmax = lambda x: 2*np.pi
integrand = lambda t,r : f(r,t)*r
I,err = integrate.dblquad(integrand, 0.0, rmax, thmin, thmax)
return(I)
integrate_polar(lambda r,t: 1, 1.0)
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assert np.allclose(integrate_polar(lambda r,t: 1, 1.0), np.pi)
assert np.allclose(integrate_polar(lambda r, t: np.exp(-r)*(np.cos(t)**2), np.inf), np.pi)
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