SundanceFunctionalDerivative.hpp
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00030 
00031 #ifndef SUNDANCE_FUNCTIONALDERIVATIVE_H
00032 #define SUNDANCE_FUNCTIONALDERIVATIVE_H
00033 
00034 #include "SundanceDefs.hpp"
00035 #include "SundanceExpr.hpp"
00036 
00037 
00038 namespace Sundance
00039 {
00040 using namespace Sundance;
00041 
00042 using namespace Teuchos;
00043 
00044 /** 
00045  * \relates Expr 
00046  *
00047  * Returns an expression that evaluates the functional derivative 
00048  * \f$ \frac{\partial F}{\partial u}.\f$ The functional derivatives
00049  * are evaluated internally using automatic differentiation. 
00050  *
00051  * Because functional derivatives required for linearization and optimization
00052  * are already done internally, it is unusual for explicit functional
00053  * derivatives to be needed at the user level. One case where they are needed
00054  * is in SUPG stabilization of conservation laws. 
00055  *
00056  * \param F any evaluatable expression, possibly list-valued
00057  *
00058  * \param u an unknown function or list of unknown functions
00059  */
00060 Expr FunctionalDerivative(const Expr& F, const Expr& u);
00061 
00062 }
00063 
00064 #endif

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