e_to_p: Transform from a simplex to a hypercube
In hyperdirichlet: A Generalization of the Dirichlet Distribution

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Note Author(s) References See Also Examples

Transform from a simplex (either regular or right-angled) to a hypercube.

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e_to_p(e)
p_to_e(p)
Jacobian(e)

`e`	Vector with all elements between 0 and 1 (hypercube)
`p`	Vector of positive elements whose sum is either equal to, or less than, one (simplex)

Function e_to_p() takes one from e-space to p-space.

Function p_to_e() takes one from p-space to e-space. This is useful when integrating over a simplex; use Jacobian() to evaluate the Jacobian of the transform.

Forward transformation:

e_1=∑_{i=1}^d p_i

e_i=\frac{p_{i-1}}{∑_{j=i-1}^d p_j}, 2 <= i <= d

Backward transformation:

p_1=e_1 e_2

p_i=e_1 e_{i+1} ∏_{i=2}^{i}(1-e_i), 2 <= i <= d

Jacobian:

J=∏_{i=2}^{d-1}(1-e_i)^{d-i}

The functions documented here return a scalar.

To do a regular simplex, use the “di” of the right-angled simplex; see the examples.

Robin K. S. Hankin

M. Evans and T. Swartz 2000. Approximating Integrals via Monte Carlo and Deterministic Methods, Oxford University Press; page 28
Robin K. S. Hankin (2010). “A Generalization of the Dirichlet Distribution”, Journal of Statistical Software, 33(11), 1-18, http://www.jstatsoft.org/v33/i11/

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## Not run: 
# First, try to calculate the volume of a regular 4-simplex:
adapt(5,rep(0,5),rep(1,5),functn=function(x){Jacobian(c(1,x))})
# Should be close to 1/5! = 1/120 ~= 0.008333
# (that was the 'di trick')

# Now, try to calculate the volume of a triangular-based pyramid:
adapt(3,rep(0,3),rep(1,3),functn=Jacobian)
# Should be close to 1/8=0.125

## End(Not run)