function [y] = gaussian(xx, u, a)

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% GAUSSIAN PEAK INTEGRAND FAMILY
%
% Authors: Sonja Surjanovic, Simon Fraser University
%          Derek Bingham, Simon Fraser University
% Questions/Comments: Please email Derek Bingham at dbingham@stat.sfu.ca.
%
% Copyright 2013. Derek Bingham, Simon Fraser University.
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% For function details and reference information, see:
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% INPUTS:
%
% xx = [x1, x2, ..., xd]
% u  = [u1, u2, ..., ud] (optional), with default value
%      [0.5, 0.5, ..., 0.5]
% a  = [a1, a2, ..., ad] (optional), with default value [5, 5, ..., 5]
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d = length(xx);

if (nargin == 1)
    u = repmat(0.5, 1, d);
    a = repmat(5, 1, d);
elseif (nargin == 2)
    a = repmat(5, 1, d);
end

sum = 0;
for ii = 1:d
    xi = xx(ii);
    ai = a(ii);
    ui = u(ii);
    new = ai^2 * (xi-ui)^2;
    sum = sum + new;
end

y = exp(-sum);

end