eigenvalue_ratio_constraint.hpp

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#ifndef MLPACK_METHODS_GMM_EIGENVALUE_RATIO_CONSTRAINT_HPP
#define MLPACK_METHODS_GMM_EIGENVALUE_RATIO_CONSTRAINT_HPP

#include <mlpack/prereqs.hpp>

namespace mlpack {
namespace gmm {

class EigenvalueRatioConstraint
{
 public:
  EigenvalueRatioConstraint(const arma::vec& ratios) :
      // Make an alias of the ratios vector.  It will never be modified here.
      ratios(const_cast<double*>(ratios.memptr()), ratios.n_elem, false)
  {
    // Check validity of ratios.
    if (std::abs(ratios[0] - 1.0) > 1e-20)
      Log::Fatal << "EigenvalueRatioConstraint::EigenvalueRatioConstraint(): "
          << "first element of ratio vector is not 1.0!" << std::endl;

    for (size_t i = 1; i < ratios.n_elem; ++i)
    {
      if (ratios[i] > 1.0)
        Log::Fatal << "EigenvalueRatioConstraint::EigenvalueRatioConstraint(): "
            << "element " << i << " of ratio vector is greater than 1.0!"
            << std::endl;
      if (ratios[i] < 0.0)
        Log::Warn << "EigenvalueRatioConstraint::EigenvalueRatioConstraint(): "
            << "element " << i << " of ratio vectors is negative and will "
            << "probably cause the covariance to be non-invertible..."
            << std::endl;
    }
  }

  void ApplyConstraint(arma::mat& covariance) const
  {
    // Eigendecompose the matrix.
    arma::vec eigenvalues;
    arma::mat eigenvectors;
    arma::eig_sym(eigenvalues, eigenvectors, covariance);

    // Change the eigenvalues to what we are forcing them to be.  There
    // shouldn't be any negative eigenvalues anyway, so it doesn't matter if we
    // are suddenly forcing them to be positive.  If the first eigenvalue is
    // negative, well, there are going to be some problems later...
    eigenvalues = (eigenvalues[0] * ratios);

    // Reassemble the matrix.
    covariance = eigenvectors * arma::diagmat(eigenvalues) * eigenvectors.t();
  }

  template<typename Archive>
  void Serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int /* version */)
  {
    // Strip the const for the sake of loading/saving.  This is the only time it
    // is modified (other than the constructor).
    ar & data::CreateNVP(const_cast<arma::vec&>(ratios), "ratios");
  }

 private:
  const arma::vec ratios;
};

} // namespace gmm
} // namespace mlpack

#endif