constraint

zfit.constraint.nll_gaussian(params: Union[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitParameter, int, float, complex, tensorflow.python.framework.ops.Tensor], observation: Union[int, float, complex, tensorflow.python.framework.ops.Tensor], uncertainty: Union[int, float, complex, tensorflow.python.framework.ops.Tensor]) → tensorflow.python.framework.ops.Tensor[source]

Return negative log likelihood graph for gaussian constraints on a list of parameters. :param params: The parameters to constraint :type params: list(zfit.Parameter) :param observation: observed values of the parameter :type observation: numerical, list(numerical) :param uncertainty: Uncertainties or covariance/error

matrix of the observed values. Can either be a single value, a list of values, an array or a tensor
Returns:the constraint object
Return type:GaussianConstraint
Raises:ShapeIncompatibleError – if params, mu and sigma don’t have the same size
class zfit.constraint.SimpleConstraint(func: Callable, params: Optional[Dict[str, zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitParameter]])[source]

Bases: zfit.core.constraint.BaseConstraint

Constraint from a (function returning a) Tensor.

The parameters are named “param_{i}” with i starting from 0 and corresponding to the index of params.

Parameters:
  • func – Callable that constructs the constraint and returns a tensor.
  • params – The dependents (independent zfit.Parameter) of the loss. If not given, the dependents are figured out automatically.
add_cache_dependents(cache_dependents: Union[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitCachable, Iterable[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitCachable]], allow_non_cachable: bool = True)

Add dependents that render the cache invalid if they change.

Parameters:
  • cache_dependents (ZfitCachable) –
  • allow_non_cachable (bool) – If True, allow cache_dependents to be non-cachables. If False, any cache_dependents that is not a ZfitCachable will raise an error.
Raises:

TypeError – if one of the cache_dependents is not a ZfitCachable _and_ allow_non_cachable if False.

copy(deep: bool = False, name: str = None, **overwrite_params) → zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitObject
dtype

The dtype of the object

get_dependents(only_floating: bool = True) -> OrderedSet(['z', 'f', 'i', 't', '.', 'P', 'a', 'r', 'm', 'e'])

Return a set of all independent Parameter that this object depends on.

Parameters:only_floating (bool) – If True, only return floating Parameter
get_params(only_floating: bool = False, names: Union[str, List[str], None] = None) → List[ZfitParameter]

Return the parameters. If it is empty, automatically return all floating variables.

Parameters:
  • () (names) – If True, return only the floating parameters.
  • () – The names of the parameters to return.
Returns:

Return type:

list(ZfitParameters)

graph_caching_methods = []
name

The name of the object.

old_graph_caching_methods = []
params
register_cacher(cacher: Union[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitCachable, Iterable[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitCachable]])

Register a cacher that caches values produces by this instance; a dependent.

Parameters:() (cacher) –
reset_cache(reseter: zfit.util.cache.ZfitCachable)
reset_cache_self()

Clear the cache of self and all dependent cachers.

value()
class zfit.constraint.GaussianConstraint(params: Union[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitParameter, int, float, complex, tensorflow.python.framework.ops.Tensor], observation: Union[int, float, complex, tensorflow.python.framework.ops.Tensor], uncertainty: Union[int, float, complex, tensorflow.python.framework.ops.Tensor])[source]

Bases: zfit.core.constraint.TFProbabilityConstraint

Gaussian constraints on a list of parameters to some observed values with uncertainties.

A Gaussian constraint is defined as the likelihood of params given the observations and uncertainty from a different measurement.

\[constraint = Gauss(observation; params, uncertainty)\]
Parameters:
  • params (list(zfit.Parameter)) – The parameters to constraint; corresponds to mu in the Gaussian distribution.
  • observation (numerical, list(numerical)) – observed values of the parameter; corresponds to the x argument in the Gaussian distribution.
  • uncertainty (numerical, list(numerical) or array/tensor) – Uncertainties or covariance/error matrix of the observed values. Can either be a single value, a list of values, an array or a tensor. Corresponds to the sigma of the Gaussian distribution.
Raises:

ShapeIncompatibleError – if params, mu and sigma don’t have incompatible shapes

add_cache_dependents(cache_dependents: Union[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitCachable, Iterable[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitCachable]], allow_non_cachable: bool = True)

Add dependents that render the cache invalid if they change.

Parameters:
  • cache_dependents (ZfitCachable) –
  • allow_non_cachable (bool) – If True, allow cache_dependents to be non-cachables. If False, any cache_dependents that is not a ZfitCachable will raise an error.
Raises:

TypeError – if one of the cache_dependents is not a ZfitCachable _and_ allow_non_cachable if False.

copy(deep: bool = False, name: str = None, **overwrite_params) → zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitObject
covariance

Return the covariance matrix of the observed values of the parameters constrained.

distribution
dtype

The dtype of the object

get_dependents(only_floating: bool = True) -> OrderedSet(['z', 'f', 'i', 't', '.', 'P', 'a', 'r', 'm', 'e'])

Return a set of all independent Parameter that this object depends on.

Parameters:only_floating (bool) – If True, only return floating Parameter
get_params(only_floating: bool = False, names: Union[str, List[str], None] = None) → List[ZfitParameter]

Return the parameters. If it is empty, automatically return all floating variables.

Parameters:
  • () (names) – If True, return only the floating parameters.
  • () – The names of the parameters to return.
Returns:

Return type:

list(ZfitParameters)

graph_caching_methods = []
name

The name of the object.

observation

Return the observed values of the parameters constrained.

old_graph_caching_methods = []
params
register_cacher(cacher: Union[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitCachable, Iterable[zfit.core.interfaces.ZfitCachable]])

Register a cacher that caches values produces by this instance; a dependent.

Parameters:() (cacher) –
reset_cache(reseter: zfit.util.cache.ZfitCachable)
reset_cache_self()

Clear the cache of self and all dependent cachers.

sample(n)

Sample n points from the probability density function for the observed value of the parameters.

Parameters:n (int, tf.Tensor) – The number of samples to be generated.
Returns:n_samples)
Return type:Dict(Parameter
value()