Crate nalgebra[−][src]
nalgebra
nalgebra is a linear algebra library written for Rust targeting:
- General-purpose linear algebra (still lacks a lot of features…)
 - Real-time computer graphics.
 - Real-time computer physics.
 
Using nalgebra
You will need the last stable build of the rust compiler and the official package manager: cargo.
Simply add the following to your Cargo.toml file:
[dependencies] nalgebra = "0.18"
Most useful functionalities of nalgebra are grouped in the root module nalgebra::.
However, the recommended way to use nalgebra is to import types and traits
explicitly, and call free-functions using the na:: prefix:
#[macro_use] extern crate approx; // For the macro relative_eq! extern crate nalgebra as na; use na::{Vector3, Rotation3}; fn main() { let axis = Vector3::x_axis(); let angle = 1.57; let b = Rotation3::from_axis_angle(&axis, angle); relative_eq!(b.axis().unwrap(), axis); relative_eq!(b.angle(), angle); }
Features
nalgebra is meant to be a general-purpose, low-dimensional, linear algebra library, with an optimized set of tools for computer graphics and physics. Those features include:
- A single parametrizable type 
Matrixfor vectors, (square or rectangular) matrices, and slices with dimensions known either at compile-time (using type-level integers) or at runtime. - Matrices and vectors with compile-time sizes are statically allocated while dynamic ones are allocated on the heap.
 - Convenient aliases for low-dimensional matrices and vectors: 
Vector1toVector6andMatrix1x1toMatrix6x6, including rectangular matrices likeMatrix2x5. - Points sizes known at compile time, and convenience aliases: 
Point1toPoint6. - Translation (seen as a transformation that composes by multiplication): 
Translation2,Translation3. - Rotation matrices: 
Rotation2,Rotation3. - Quaternions: 
Quaternion,UnitQuaternion(for 3D rotation). - Unit complex numbers can be used for 2D rotation: 
UnitComplex. - Algebraic entities with a norm equal to one: 
Unit<T>, e.g.,Unit<Vector3<f32>>. - Isometries (translation ⨯ rotation): 
Isometry2,Isometry3 - Similarity transformations (translation ⨯ rotation ⨯ uniform scale): 
Similarity2,Similarity3. - Affine transformations stored as a homogeneous matrix: 
Affine2,Affine3. - Projective (i.e. invertible) transformations stored as a homogeneous matrix: 
Projective2,Projective3. - General transformations that does not have to be invertible, stored as a homogeneous matrix:
Transform2,Transform3. - 3D projections for computer graphics: 
Perspective3,Orthographic3. - Matrix factorizations: 
Cholesky,QR,LU,FullPivLU,SVD,Schur,Hessenberg,SymmetricEigen. - Insertion and removal of rows of columns of a matrix.
 
Re-exports
pub use crate::base::*; | |
pub use crate::geometry::*; | |
pub use crate::linalg::*; | |
pub use base as core; | 
Modules
| base | [Reexported at the root of this crate.] Data structures for vector and matrix computations.  | 
| geometry | [Reexported at the root of this crate.] Data structures for points and usual transformations (rotations, isometries, etc.)  | 
| linalg | [Reexported at the root of this crate.] Factorization of real matrices.  | 
Structs
| Complex | A complex number in Cartesian form.  | 
Traits
| ClosedAdd | Trait alias for   | 
| ClosedDiv | Trait alias for   | 
| ClosedMul | Trait alias for   | 
| ClosedSub | Trait alias for   | 
| ComplexField | Trait shared by all complex fields and its subfields (like real numbers).  | 
| Field | Trait implemented by fields, i.e., complex numbers and floats.  | 
| RealField | Trait shared by all reals.  | 
| SimdBool | Lane-wise generalization of   | 
| SimdComplexField | Lane-wise generalisation of   | 
| SimdPartialOrd | Lane-wise generalization of the standard   | 
| SimdRealField | Lanewise generalization of   | 
Functions
| abs | Deprecated The absolute value of   | 
| center | The center of two points.  | 
| clamp | Returns a reference to the input value clamped to the interval   | 
| convert | Converts an object from one type to an equivalent or more general one.  | 
| convert_ref | Converts an object from one type to an equivalent or more general one.  | 
| convert_ref_unchecked | Use with care! Same as   | 
| convert_unchecked | Use with care! Same as   | 
| distance | The distance between two points.  | 
| distance_squared | The squared distance between two points.  | 
| inf | Deprecated Returns the infimum of   | 
| inf_sup | Deprecated Returns simultaneously the infimum and supremum of   | 
| is_convertible | Indicates if   | 
| max | Same as   | 
| min | Same as   | 
| one | Gets the multiplicative identity element.  | 
| partial_clamp | Clamp   | 
| partial_cmp | Compare   | 
| partial_ge | Returns   | 
| partial_gt | Returns   | 
| partial_le | Returns   | 
| partial_lt | Returns   | 
| partial_max | Return the maximum of   | 
| partial_min | Return the minimum of   | 
| partial_sort2 | Sorts two values in increasing order using a partial ordering.  | 
| sup | Deprecated Returns the supremum of   | 
| try_convert | Attempts to convert an object to a more specific one.  | 
| try_convert_ref | Attempts to convert an object to a more specific one.  | 
| wrap | Wraps   | 
| zero | Gets the additive identity element.  |