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This code for the first five iterations the speed is okay , but after that the speed is very slow, I cannot understand what is wrong with this? Would you please help me fix it?



 Clear[A, r, x, s, e]
s := 0.3405
e := 1.6539*10^-21
u[0] := 0.
u[1] := 0.1

A[r_] := A[r] =
Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e *s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7,
r > 2.5 s, -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7,
s [LessSlantEqual] r [LessSlantEqual] 2.5 s, r - s -
24*e*s^-1, r < s]
For[i = 2, i < 101,
i++, u[i_] :=
x /. FindRoot[
u[i - 1] +
1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) -
0.9 A[x] == x , x, 1.]; Print[u[i]]]









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    This code for the first five iterations the speed is okay , but after that the speed is very slow, I cannot understand what is wrong with this? Would you please help me fix it?



     Clear[A, r, x, s, e]
    s := 0.3405
    e := 1.6539*10^-21
    u[0] := 0.
    u[1] := 0.1

    A[r_] := A[r] =
    Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e *s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7,
    r > 2.5 s, -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7,
    s [LessSlantEqual] r [LessSlantEqual] 2.5 s, r - s -
    24*e*s^-1, r < s]
    For[i = 2, i < 101,
    i++, u[i_] :=
    x /. FindRoot[
    u[i - 1] +
    1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) -
    0.9 A[x] == x , x, 1.]; Print[u[i]]]









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      This code for the first five iterations the speed is okay , but after that the speed is very slow, I cannot understand what is wrong with this? Would you please help me fix it?



       Clear[A, r, x, s, e]
      s := 0.3405
      e := 1.6539*10^-21
      u[0] := 0.
      u[1] := 0.1

      A[r_] := A[r] =
      Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e *s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7,
      r > 2.5 s, -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7,
      s [LessSlantEqual] r [LessSlantEqual] 2.5 s, r - s -
      24*e*s^-1, r < s]
      For[i = 2, i < 101,
      i++, u[i_] :=
      x /. FindRoot[
      u[i - 1] +
      1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) -
      0.9 A[x] == x , x, 1.]; Print[u[i]]]









      share|improve this question









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      This code for the first five iterations the speed is okay , but after that the speed is very slow, I cannot understand what is wrong with this? Would you please help me fix it?



       Clear[A, r, x, s, e]
      s := 0.3405
      e := 1.6539*10^-21
      u[0] := 0.
      u[1] := 0.1

      A[r_] := A[r] =
      Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e *s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7,
      r > 2.5 s, -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7,
      s [LessSlantEqual] r [LessSlantEqual] 2.5 s, r - s -
      24*e*s^-1, r < s]
      For[i = 2, i < 101,
      i++, u[i_] :=
      x /. FindRoot[
      u[i - 1] +
      1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) -
      0.9 A[x] == x , x, 1.]; Print[u[i]]]






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          I recommend you learn the distinction between immediate (=) and delayed (:=) assignments. They make the difference between slow and fast code here. Start with this tutorial or this book chapter, then look at memoization.



          s = 0.3405;
          e = 1.6539*10^-21;
          u[0] = 0.;
          u[1] = 0.1;

          A[r_] = Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, r > 2.5 s,
          -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, s <= r <= 2.5 s,
          r - s - 24*e*s^-1, r < s];

          u[i_] := u[i] = x /. FindRoot[
          u[i - 1] + 1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) - 0.9 A[x] == x, x, 1.]

          Array[u, 100]



          0.1, 1.77164, 1.37065, 1.04259, 0.887781, 0.708344, 0.59461,
          0.457228, 0.367364, 0.296071, 0.256104, 0.20463, 0.208487, 1.20917,
          1.04197, 0.939331, 0.879865, 0.827963, 0.774591, 0.72775, 0.67934,
          0.63666, 0.592369, 0.553172, 0.512352, 0.476112, 0.438261, 0.404563,
          0.369277, 0.339073, 0.321616, 0.301118, 0.296195, 0.224688, 0.273538,
          0.31357, 0.33593, 0.366902, 0.38813, 0.417572, 0.437777, 0.465834,
          0.48511, 0.511907, 0.530336, 0.55598, 0.573633, 0.598219, 0.615159,
          0.638772, 0.655054, 0.677768, 0.693441, 0.715321, 0.73043, 0.751535,
          0.766118, 0.786503, 0.800596, 0.820306, 0.833941, 0.852182, 0.85901,
          0.874152, 0.871531, 0.78396, 0.781416, 0.696402, 0.693931, 0.611329,
          0.608927, 0.528603, 0.526267, 0.448099, 0.445825, 0.369701, 0.367485,
          0.315658, 0.325798, 0.341207, 0.351098, 0.366134, 0.375788, 0.390468,
          0.399897, 0.414237, 0.42345, 0.437466, 0.446473, 0.46018, 0.46899,
          0.4824, 0.491022, 0.504149, 0.51259, 0.525444, 0.533712, 0.546306,
          0.554408, 0.56675




          (takes about 5 seconds)



          Alternatively, use



          Table[u[i], i, 1, 100]


          (same result). Your combination of For and Print shows the results but doesn't let you keep using them for more calculations.






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            $begingroup$

            I recommend you learn the distinction between immediate (=) and delayed (:=) assignments. They make the difference between slow and fast code here. Start with this tutorial or this book chapter, then look at memoization.



            s = 0.3405;
            e = 1.6539*10^-21;
            u[0] = 0.;
            u[1] = 0.1;

            A[r_] = Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, r > 2.5 s,
            -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, s <= r <= 2.5 s,
            r - s - 24*e*s^-1, r < s];

            u[i_] := u[i] = x /. FindRoot[
            u[i - 1] + 1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) - 0.9 A[x] == x, x, 1.]

            Array[u, 100]



            0.1, 1.77164, 1.37065, 1.04259, 0.887781, 0.708344, 0.59461,
            0.457228, 0.367364, 0.296071, 0.256104, 0.20463, 0.208487, 1.20917,
            1.04197, 0.939331, 0.879865, 0.827963, 0.774591, 0.72775, 0.67934,
            0.63666, 0.592369, 0.553172, 0.512352, 0.476112, 0.438261, 0.404563,
            0.369277, 0.339073, 0.321616, 0.301118, 0.296195, 0.224688, 0.273538,
            0.31357, 0.33593, 0.366902, 0.38813, 0.417572, 0.437777, 0.465834,
            0.48511, 0.511907, 0.530336, 0.55598, 0.573633, 0.598219, 0.615159,
            0.638772, 0.655054, 0.677768, 0.693441, 0.715321, 0.73043, 0.751535,
            0.766118, 0.786503, 0.800596, 0.820306, 0.833941, 0.852182, 0.85901,
            0.874152, 0.871531, 0.78396, 0.781416, 0.696402, 0.693931, 0.611329,
            0.608927, 0.528603, 0.526267, 0.448099, 0.445825, 0.369701, 0.367485,
            0.315658, 0.325798, 0.341207, 0.351098, 0.366134, 0.375788, 0.390468,
            0.399897, 0.414237, 0.42345, 0.437466, 0.446473, 0.46018, 0.46899,
            0.4824, 0.491022, 0.504149, 0.51259, 0.525444, 0.533712, 0.546306,
            0.554408, 0.56675




            (takes about 5 seconds)



            Alternatively, use



            Table[u[i], i, 1, 100]


            (same result). Your combination of For and Print shows the results but doesn't let you keep using them for more calculations.






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              $begingroup$

              I recommend you learn the distinction between immediate (=) and delayed (:=) assignments. They make the difference between slow and fast code here. Start with this tutorial or this book chapter, then look at memoization.



              s = 0.3405;
              e = 1.6539*10^-21;
              u[0] = 0.;
              u[1] = 0.1;

              A[r_] = Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, r > 2.5 s,
              -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, s <= r <= 2.5 s,
              r - s - 24*e*s^-1, r < s];

              u[i_] := u[i] = x /. FindRoot[
              u[i - 1] + 1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) - 0.9 A[x] == x, x, 1.]

              Array[u, 100]



              0.1, 1.77164, 1.37065, 1.04259, 0.887781, 0.708344, 0.59461,
              0.457228, 0.367364, 0.296071, 0.256104, 0.20463, 0.208487, 1.20917,
              1.04197, 0.939331, 0.879865, 0.827963, 0.774591, 0.72775, 0.67934,
              0.63666, 0.592369, 0.553172, 0.512352, 0.476112, 0.438261, 0.404563,
              0.369277, 0.339073, 0.321616, 0.301118, 0.296195, 0.224688, 0.273538,
              0.31357, 0.33593, 0.366902, 0.38813, 0.417572, 0.437777, 0.465834,
              0.48511, 0.511907, 0.530336, 0.55598, 0.573633, 0.598219, 0.615159,
              0.638772, 0.655054, 0.677768, 0.693441, 0.715321, 0.73043, 0.751535,
              0.766118, 0.786503, 0.800596, 0.820306, 0.833941, 0.852182, 0.85901,
              0.874152, 0.871531, 0.78396, 0.781416, 0.696402, 0.693931, 0.611329,
              0.608927, 0.528603, 0.526267, 0.448099, 0.445825, 0.369701, 0.367485,
              0.315658, 0.325798, 0.341207, 0.351098, 0.366134, 0.375788, 0.390468,
              0.399897, 0.414237, 0.42345, 0.437466, 0.446473, 0.46018, 0.46899,
              0.4824, 0.491022, 0.504149, 0.51259, 0.525444, 0.533712, 0.546306,
              0.554408, 0.56675




              (takes about 5 seconds)



              Alternatively, use



              Table[u[i], i, 1, 100]


              (same result). Your combination of For and Print shows the results but doesn't let you keep using them for more calculations.






              share|improve this answer











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                4





                $begingroup$

                I recommend you learn the distinction between immediate (=) and delayed (:=) assignments. They make the difference between slow and fast code here. Start with this tutorial or this book chapter, then look at memoization.



                s = 0.3405;
                e = 1.6539*10^-21;
                u[0] = 0.;
                u[1] = 0.1;

                A[r_] = Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, r > 2.5 s,
                -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, s <= r <= 2.5 s,
                r - s - 24*e*s^-1, r < s];

                u[i_] := u[i] = x /. FindRoot[
                u[i - 1] + 1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) - 0.9 A[x] == x, x, 1.]

                Array[u, 100]



                0.1, 1.77164, 1.37065, 1.04259, 0.887781, 0.708344, 0.59461,
                0.457228, 0.367364, 0.296071, 0.256104, 0.20463, 0.208487, 1.20917,
                1.04197, 0.939331, 0.879865, 0.827963, 0.774591, 0.72775, 0.67934,
                0.63666, 0.592369, 0.553172, 0.512352, 0.476112, 0.438261, 0.404563,
                0.369277, 0.339073, 0.321616, 0.301118, 0.296195, 0.224688, 0.273538,
                0.31357, 0.33593, 0.366902, 0.38813, 0.417572, 0.437777, 0.465834,
                0.48511, 0.511907, 0.530336, 0.55598, 0.573633, 0.598219, 0.615159,
                0.638772, 0.655054, 0.677768, 0.693441, 0.715321, 0.73043, 0.751535,
                0.766118, 0.786503, 0.800596, 0.820306, 0.833941, 0.852182, 0.85901,
                0.874152, 0.871531, 0.78396, 0.781416, 0.696402, 0.693931, 0.611329,
                0.608927, 0.528603, 0.526267, 0.448099, 0.445825, 0.369701, 0.367485,
                0.315658, 0.325798, 0.341207, 0.351098, 0.366134, 0.375788, 0.390468,
                0.399897, 0.414237, 0.42345, 0.437466, 0.446473, 0.46018, 0.46899,
                0.4824, 0.491022, 0.504149, 0.51259, 0.525444, 0.533712, 0.546306,
                0.554408, 0.56675




                (takes about 5 seconds)



                Alternatively, use



                Table[u[i], i, 1, 100]


                (same result). Your combination of For and Print shows the results but doesn't let you keep using them for more calculations.






                share|improve this answer











                $endgroup$



                I recommend you learn the distinction between immediate (=) and delayed (:=) assignments. They make the difference between slow and fast code here. Start with this tutorial or this book chapter, then look at memoization.



                s = 0.3405;
                e = 1.6539*10^-21;
                u[0] = 0.;
                u[1] = 0.1;

                A[r_] = Piecewise[r - 2.5 s - 48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, r > 2.5 s,
                -48*e*s^12*r^-13 + 24*e*s^6*r^-7, s <= r <= 2.5 s,
                r - s - 24*e*s^-1, r < s];

                u[i_] := u[i] = x /. FindRoot[
                u[i - 1] + 1/(i^2 (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2])^2) (u[i - 1] - u[i - 2]) - 0.9 A[x] == x, x, 1.]

                Array[u, 100]



                0.1, 1.77164, 1.37065, 1.04259, 0.887781, 0.708344, 0.59461,
                0.457228, 0.367364, 0.296071, 0.256104, 0.20463, 0.208487, 1.20917,
                1.04197, 0.939331, 0.879865, 0.827963, 0.774591, 0.72775, 0.67934,
                0.63666, 0.592369, 0.553172, 0.512352, 0.476112, 0.438261, 0.404563,
                0.369277, 0.339073, 0.321616, 0.301118, 0.296195, 0.224688, 0.273538,
                0.31357, 0.33593, 0.366902, 0.38813, 0.417572, 0.437777, 0.465834,
                0.48511, 0.511907, 0.530336, 0.55598, 0.573633, 0.598219, 0.615159,
                0.638772, 0.655054, 0.677768, 0.693441, 0.715321, 0.73043, 0.751535,
                0.766118, 0.786503, 0.800596, 0.820306, 0.833941, 0.852182, 0.85901,
                0.874152, 0.871531, 0.78396, 0.781416, 0.696402, 0.693931, 0.611329,
                0.608927, 0.528603, 0.526267, 0.448099, 0.445825, 0.369701, 0.367485,
                0.315658, 0.325798, 0.341207, 0.351098, 0.366134, 0.375788, 0.390468,
                0.399897, 0.414237, 0.42345, 0.437466, 0.446473, 0.46018, 0.46899,
                0.4824, 0.491022, 0.504149, 0.51259, 0.525444, 0.533712, 0.546306,
                0.554408, 0.56675




                (takes about 5 seconds)



                Alternatively, use



                Table[u[i], i, 1, 100]


                (same result). Your combination of For and Print shows the results but doesn't let you keep using them for more calculations.







                share|improve this answer














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