SUBROUTINE QG8 PURPOSE TO COMPUTE INTEGRAL(FCT(X), SUMMED OVER X FROM XL TO XU) USAGE CALL QG8 (XL,XU,FCT,Y) PARAMETER FCT REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL STATEMENT DESCRIPTION OF PARAMETERS XL - THE LOWER BOUND OF THE INTERVAL. XU - THE UPPER BOUND OF THE INTERVAL. FCT - THE NAME OF AN EXTERNAL FUNCTION SUBPROGRAM USED. Y - THE RESULTING INTEGRAL VALUE. REMARKS NONE SUBROUTINES AND FUNCTION SUBPROGRAMS REQUIRED THE EXTERNAL FUNCTION SUBPROGRAM FCT(X) MUST BE FURNISHED BY THE USER. METHOD EVALUATION IS DONE BY MEANS OF 8-POINT GAUSS QUADRATURE FORMULA, WHICH INTEGRATES POLYNOMIALS UP TO DEGREE 15 EXACTLY. FOR REFERENCE, SEE V.I.KRYLOV, APPROXIMATE CALCULATION OF INTEGRALS, MACMILLAN, NEW YORK/LONDON, 1962, PP.100-111 AND 337-338.