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Re: Finding derivatives of a list?

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  • Subject: [mg40819] Re: Finding derivatives of a list?
  • From: Peter W <pewei at algonet.se>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 06:51:14 -0400 (EDT)
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Im curious of what  AES have already tried and why it did not work. I
would first try (different kinds of) splines, InterpolatingPolynomial or
maybe some algoritm in Numerical recipes etc, I am sure AES have also
tried that so..more details, somewhere  (Mathemaitca Journal?) I saw an
article about finding derivatives of some data using a DFT technique, I
dont know if it is applicable in this case.

Best regards Peter W


AES/newspost wrote:

> Specific problem is how to generate a list of values of the second
> derivative of a relatively smooth function at a set of equally spaced
> points, when the function itself is known only as a list of numerical
> values at those same points?
>
> --
> "Power tends to corrupt.  Absolute power corrupts absolutely."
> Lord Acton (1834-1902)
> "Dependence on advertising tends to corrupt.  Total dependence on
> advertising  corrupts totally." (today's equivalent)



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