function value = hermite_integral ( n ) %*****************************************************************************80 % %% HERMITE_INTEGRAL evaluates a monomial Hermite integral. % % Discussion: % % H(n) = Integral ( -oo < x < +oo ) x^n exp(-x^2) dx % % H(n) is 0 for n odd. % % H(n) = (n-1)!! * sqrt(pi) / 2^(n/2) for n even. % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 19 February 2008 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Parameters: % % Input, integer N, the order of the integral. % 0 <= N. % % Output, real VALUE, the value of the integral. % if ( n < 0 ) value = - Inf; elseif ( mod ( n, 2 ) == 1 ) value = 0.0; else value = r8_factorial2 ( n - 1 ) * sqrt ( pi ) / 2.0^( n / 2 ); end return end