Tutorials¶
Learn how to use ProbNum and get to know its features. You can interactively try out the directly in the browser or by downloading the notebooks from the GitHub repository.
Features of ProbNum¶
Probability¶
Random variables are the main objects in ProbNum. They represent uncertainty about a numerical quantity via their distribution. A probabilistic numerical method takes random variables as inputs and also outputs random variables.
Linear Algebra¶
Linear algebra is fundamental to arguably most of scientific computation. ProbNum defines (finite-dimensional) linear operators in a memory-efficient manner and implements probabilistic numerical methods to solve linear systems.
Ordinary Differential Equations¶
The behaviour of complex systems which evolve over time is often described via the use of ordinary differential equations. ProbNum provides a set of methods to solve ordinary differential equations based on filtering approaches which quantify the uncertainty introduced by discretization.
Bayesian Filtering and Smoothing¶
Bayesian filtering and smoothing provides a framework for efficient inference in state space models. For non-linear state space components, ProbNum provides linearization techniques that enables Gaussian filtering and smoothing in more complex dynamical systems.