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The calc_mode field.
Genesis makes extensive use of precomputed tables to model conductance
that depend on the membrane potential. The tabchannel
element is an example. The tables are a simple discretization along
the V-axis of the function they model, so they 'export' a set of
tuples,
,
. Since the membrane potential is a computed variable,
there is no guarantee that it will be equal to one of the 's at
any point in simulation time. The tabulated elements in Genesis know
about two basic modes of calculating a value for a given value
:
- Truncation: for a given value ,
, the
value is returned. Since the value is directly stored
in the table, no additional calculations have to be performed.
- Linear interpolation: for a given value ,
, the value
is returned. The value is the result of a
linear interpolation between two tuples stored in the table.
The distinction between these two modes of operation is made by the
calc_mode field. If this field is set to , linear
interpolation is used, if the field is set to 0, truncation is used.
For most tabulated elements of genesis the calc_mode field is
found in the interpol structs that reside in the element
fields. However hsolve has its own calcmode field
- note the small difference in name - which is applied to all
tabulated calculations. The granularity provided by the Genesis
elements is much higher than provided by hsolve. That is why
you always have to set the field manually.
NOTE: Never forget to set the calcmode
field and to check if it is equal to the calculation mode of all
tabulated elements. If you don't, your results will be almost
right, but not exactly.
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2002-11-15