Re: Derivative of a function with multiple variables
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- Subject: [mg69483] Re: Derivative of a function with multiple variables
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:54:52 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Adel,
you nearly got it yourself. Define:
g[f_[x_,y_,z]]:={{Derivative[2,0,0][f][x,y,z], Derivative[1,1,0][f][x,y,z],
Derivative[1,0,1][f][x,y,z]},
{Derivative[1,1,0][f][x,y,z], Derivative[0,2,0][f][x,y,z],
Derivative[0,1,1][f][x,y,z]},
{Derivative[1,0,1][f][x,y,z], Derivative[0,1,1][f][x,y,z],
Derivative[0,0,2][f][x,y,z]}};
SetASttributes[g,HoldFirst];
the last line is necessary to preven evaluation of f.
now you could say:
f[x_,y_,z_]:=x^4+y^5+z^6;
g[f[x,y,z]]
and you get back:
{{12 x^2, 0, 0}, {0, 20 y^3, 0}, {0, 0, 30 z^4}}
Daniel
Adel Elsabbagh wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am sure this is easy to many of you
>
> Assume I have f = f[x,y,z]
> I would like to construct a simple function g[f[x,y,z]] that will
> generate the Hessian. i.e.
> g[f[x,y,z]]=
> {{Derivative[2,0,0][f][x,y,z], Derivative[1,1,0][f][x,y,z],
> Derivative[1,0,1][f][x,y,z]},
> {Derivative[1,1,0][f][x,y,z], Derivative[0,2,0][f][x,y,z],
> Derivative[0,1,1][f][x,y,z]},
> {Derivative[1,0,1][f][x,y,z], Derivative[0,1,1][f][x,y,z],
> Derivative[0,0,2][f][x,y,z]}}.
>
> Any help?
>