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+
+// (C) Copyright John Maddock 2006.
+// Use, modification and distribution are subject to the
+// Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
+// LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_MATH_SPECIAL_HERMITE_HPP
+#define BOOST_MATH_SPECIAL_HERMITE_HPP
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include <boost/math/special_functions/math_fwd.hpp>
+#include <boost/math/tools/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/math/policies/error_handling.hpp>
+
+namespace boost{
+namespace math{
+
+// Recurrance relation for Hermite polynomials:
+template <class T1, class T2, class T3>
+inline typename tools::promote_args<T1, T2, T3>::type
+ hermite_next(unsigned n, T1 x, T2 Hn, T3 Hnm1)
+{
+ return (2 * x * Hn - 2 * n * Hnm1);
+}
+
+namespace detail{
+
+// Implement Hermite polynomials via recurrance:
+template <class T>
+T hermite_imp(unsigned n, T x)
+{
+ T p0 = 1;
+ T p1 = 2 * x;
+
+ if(n == 0)
+ return p0;
+
+ unsigned c = 1;
+
+ while(c < n)
+ {
+ std::swap(p0, p1);
+ p1 = hermite_next(c, x, p0, p1);
+ ++c;
+ }
+ return p1;
+}
+
+} // namespace detail
+
+template <class T, class Policy>
+inline typename tools::promote_args<T>::type
+ hermite(unsigned n, T x, const Policy&)
+{
+ typedef typename tools::promote_args<T>::type result_type;
+ typedef typename policies::evaluation<result_type, Policy>::type value_type;
+ return policies::checked_narrowing_cast<result_type, Policy>(detail::hermite_imp(n, static_cast<value_type>(x)), "boost::math::hermite<%1%>(unsigned, %1%)");
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline typename tools::promote_args<T>::type
+ hermite(unsigned n, T x)
+{
+ return boost::math::hermite(n, x, policies::policy<>());
+}
+
+} // namespace math
+} // namespace boost
+
+#endif // BOOST_MATH_SPECIAL_HERMITE_HPP
+
+
+