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package com.rapidminer.operator.learner.functions.kernel.rvm.kernel;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Abstract base class for all RVM / GP kernels. Please note that all kernel functions must have
* a zero argument constructor.
*
* @author Piotr Kasprzak, Ingo Mierswa
* @version $Id: Kernel.java,v 1.4 2008/07/31 17:43:41 ingomierswa Exp $
*
*/
public abstract class Kernel implements Serializable {
/**
*
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = -8434771989480100605L;
/** Constructor(s) */
public Kernel() {
}
/** Evaluate kernel */
public abstract double eval(double[] x, double[] y);
/** Calculates l2-norm(x, y)^2 = ||x - y||^2 */
public double norm2(double[] x, double[] y) {
double result = 0, diff;
for (int i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
diff = x[i] - y[i];
result += diff * diff;
}
return result;
}
}