Add formulas for bispectrum in fourier.py

stingray/bispectrum.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from stingray import lightcurve
 import stingray.utils as utils
 from stingray.utils import fftshift, fft2, ifftshift, fft
+from stingray.fourier import get_flux_iterable_from_segments, bispectrum_and_bicoherence_from_iterable
 
 __all__ = ["Bispectrum"]
 
@@ -445,3 +446,100 @@ def plot_phase(self, axis=None, save=False, filename=None):
             else:
                 plt.savefig(filename)
         return plt
+
+
+def bispectrum_and_bicoherence_from_time_array(times, gti, segment_size, dt):
+    """Calculate the bispectrum and the bicoherence from an array of times.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    times : float `np.array`
+        Array of times in the reference band
+    gti : [[gti00, gti01], [gti10, gti11], ...]
+        common good time intervals
+    segment_size : float
+        length of segments
+    dt : float
+        Time resolution of the light curves used to produce periodograms
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    freqs : `np.array`
+        The frequency in each row or column
+    bispectrum: 2-d `np.array`
+        The unnormalized bispectrum
+    bicoherence: 2-d `np.array`
+        The bicoherence, calculated with the normalization from
+        Kim & Powers (1979), IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., PS-7, 120
+    """
+
+    n_bin = np.rint(segment_size / dt).astype(int)
+    dt = segment_size / n_bin
+
+    flux_iterable = get_flux_iterable_from_segments(
+        times, gti, segment_size, n_bin
+    )
+
+    return bispectrum_and_bicoherence_from_iterable(flux_iterable, dt)
+
+
+def bispectrum_and_bicoherence_from_events(events, segment_size, dt):
+    """Calculate the bispectrum and the bicoherence from an input event list.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    events : `EventList`
+        The input event list
+    segment_size : float
+        length of segments
+    dt : float
+        Time resolution of the light curves used to produce periodograms
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    freqs : `np.array`
+        The frequency in each row or column
+    bispectrum: 2-d `np.array`
+        The unnormalized bispectrum
+    bicoherence: 2-d `np.array`
+        The bicoherence, calculated with the normalization from
+        Kim & Powers (1979), IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., PS-7, 120
+    """
+
+    times = events.time
+    gti = events.gti
+
+    return bispectrum_and_bicoherence_from_time_array(times, gti, segment_size, dt)
+
+
+def bispectrum_and_bicoherence_from_lightcurve(lightcurve, segment_size):
+    """Calculate the bispectrum and the bicoherence from an array of times.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    lightcurve : `Lightcurve`
+        Input light curve
+    segment_size : float
+        length of segments
+    dt : float
+        Time resolution of the light curves used to produce periodograms
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    freqs : `np.array`
+        The frequency in each row or column
+    bispectrum: 2-d `np.array`
+        The unnormalized bispectrum
+    bicoherence: 2-d `np.array`
+        The bicoherence, calculated with the normalization from
+        Kim & Powers (1979), IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., PS-7, 120
+    """
+    dt = lightcurve.dt
+    n_bin = np.rint(segment_size / dt).astype(int)
+
+    flux_iterable = get_flux_iterable_from_segments(
+        lightcurve.time, lightcurve.gti, segment_size,
+        n_bin, fluxes=lightcurve.counts
+    )
+
+    return bispectrum_and_bicoherence_from_iterable(flux_iterable, dt)

stingray/fourier.py

@@ -880,6 +880,61 @@ def get_flux_iterable_from_segments(times, gti, segment_size, n_bin=None, fluxes
         yield cts
 
 
+def bispectrum_and_bicoherence_from_iterable(flux_iterable, dt):
+    """Calculate the bispectrum and the bicoherence.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    flux_iterable : `iterable` of `np.array`s or of tuples (`np.array`, `np.array`)
+        Iterable providing either equal-length series of count measurements, or
+        of tuples (fluxes, errors). They must all be of the same length.
+    dt : float
+        Time resolution of the light curves used to produce periodograms
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    freqs : `np.array`
+        The frequency in each row or column
+    bispectrum: 2-d `np.array`
+        The unnormalized bispectrum
+    bicoherence: 2-d `np.array`
+        The bicoherence, calculated with the normalization from
+        Kim & Powers (1979), IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., PS-7, 120
+    """
+
+    B = B1 = B2 = None
+    for flux in show_progress(flux_iterable):
+        if flux is None:
+            continue
+
+        if isinstance(flux, tuple):
+            flux, _ = flux
+
+        if B is None:
+            n_bin = flux.size
+            fgt0 = positive_fft_bins(n_bin)
+            Nft = fgt0.stop - fgt0.start
+            B = np.zeros((Nft, Nft), dtype=complex)
+            B1 = np.zeros((Nft, Nft))
+            B2 = np.zeros((Nft, Nft))
+            freqs = np.fft.fftfreq(n_bin, dt)[fgt0]
+
+        ft = fft(flux)[fgt0]
+
+        M = 0
+        for i in range(B.shape[0]):
+            b1 = ft * ft[i]
+            b2 = np.roll(ft, -i)
+            B[i, :] += b1 * b2.conj()
+            B1[i, :] += (b1 * b1.conj()).real
+            B2[i, :] += (b2 * b2.conj()).real
+            M += 1
+
+    BC = (B * B.conj()).real / (B1 * B2)
+
+    return freqs, B / M, BC
+
+
 def avg_pds_from_iterable(flux_iterable, dt, norm="frac", use_common_mean=True, silent=False):
     """Calculate the average periodogram from an iterable of light curves